Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:34:15 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup for sourceforge & other similar sites. Message-ID: <20050825233415.GB6997@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <200508251540.40574.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> References: <200508251243.35361.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20050825200608.GA625@gothmog.gr> <200508251540.40574.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com>
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On 2005-08-25 15:40, Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> 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.
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