From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 25 23:34:24 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14CE216A41F for ; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:34:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from nic.ach.sch.gr (nic.sch.gr [194.63.238.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C3C743D46 for ; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:34:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (qmail 13050 invoked by uid 207); 25 Aug 2005 23:34:21 -0000 Received: from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr by nic by uid 201 with qmail-scanner-1.21 (sophie: 3.04/2.19/3.81. Clear:RC:1(81.186.70.153):. Processed in 1.02518 secs); 25 Aug 2005 23:34:21 -0000 Received: from dialup153.ach.sch.gr (HELO gothmog.gr) ([81.186.70.153]) (envelope-sender ) by nic.sch.gr (qmail-ldap-1.03) with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP for ; 25 Aug 2005 23:34:19 -0000 Received: from gothmog.gr (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.gr (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7PNYFnS010000; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:34:15 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.gr (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j7PNYFMa009999; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:34:15 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:34:15 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Vizion Message-ID: <20050825233415.GB6997@gothmog.gr> References: <200508251243.35361.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20050825200608.GA625@gothmog.gr> <200508251540.40574.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200508251540.40574.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup for sourceforge & other similar sites. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:34:24 -0000 On 2005-08-25 15:40, Vizion wrote: > I am wanting to cvs automatically - but I seem to fail to get into > sourceforge (either command line or using cron) -- by using cvsup on > the ports tree I have become lazy and confused by the cvs manual!! (I > do wish freebsd manuals had more detailed examples!!). I used to do > this stuff regularly (longer ago than I care to admit) - but it takes > time to get back into it! I'll try to help, but there are good references at the home page of CVS too :) > Here are a few of of my tries (as root): Not a good idea. You don't need superuser rights to check out stuff from a remote repository. > dns1# cvs -f -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/eclipsexul login > Logging in to :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/eclipsexul > CVS password: > cvs login: warning: failed to open /root/.cvspass for reading: No such file or directory > > /* Seemed to call for a .cvspass file.. > Cant find a way to give a password interactively so I had better create a > file..*/ > > /* So I create a .cvspass with a blank line > -- (Sourceforge demands a blank) */ Simply running: dns1# touch ~/.cvspass should do it. > dns1# cp /usr/home/Sysadmin/.cvspass /root/ > dns1# chown root /root/.cvspass > > dns1# cvs -f -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/eclipsexul login > Logging in to :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/eclipsexul > CVS password: > cvs login: warning: skipping invalid entry in password file at line 1 > > /* Which was treated as invalid! */ It seems the CVSROOT/passwd file of the remote repository is corrupt. > dns1# pwd > /usr/home/Sysadmin/cvs > > dns1# ls -l > total 0 > > /* Try again adding '.' after eclipseexul */ > dns1# cvs -f -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/eclipsexul. login > Logging in to :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/eclipsexul. > CVS password: > cvs [login aborted]: unrecognized auth response from cvs.sf.net: M -!- Client or Server timeout occurred! > > /*I just seem to get errors from cvs! I guess I need to find out what I am > doing wrong*/ Sourceforge problems, as far as I can tell.