"David Abrahams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > "Fernando Cacciola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > ---------- > > Attempt 1: > > ========== > > > > If I run putty.exe with pageant running with the key loaded, > > and configured as: > > > > Host Name: cvs.boost.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost > > Protocol: SSH2 (Port 22) > > Autologin: fcacciola (which is my SourceForge User ID) > > > > and click on 'Open', I'm asked for the password. > > If I enter my SourceForge account password, I get a message saying something > > like: > > > > "welcome to SurceForge.net. This is a restricted shell. > > You cannot execute anything here." > > > > And the conncetion is automatically closed. > > So PuTTY is a dead end... > > No, that's the expected behavior. You CAN'T stay logged in to that > account. The attempt to login is all you needed to do to create your > home directory. > OK.
> > ---------- > > Attempt 2: > > ========== > > If I run WinCVS configured as: > > > > Authentication: ssh > > [ > > with settings for: > > "plink.exe (or putty.exe) -v -ssh -i<keyfile>" > > or > > "plink.exe (or putty.exe) -v -ssh -l fcacciola -pw > > <my-password>" > > ] > > Path: /cvsroot/boost > > Host Address: cvs.boost.sourceforge.net > > User Name: fcacciola > > CVSROOT: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/boost > > > > I Select optional.hpp and choose 'Add selection', then I get: > > > > NEW CVSROOT: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/boost (ssh > > authentication) > > cvs add optional.hpp (in directory > > C:\Libraries\boost\Repository\boost\boost\) > > cvs95 add: Empty password used - try 'cvs login' with a real password > > cvs95 [add aborted]: Error reading from server cvs.boost.sourceforge.net: > > 0 > > > > Sometimes I get: > > > > cvs [server aborted]: "add" requires write access to the repository > > > > instead of "Error reading from ..." > > Don't know anything about this plink stuff. What's the point? > According to the docs I've read so far, plink.exe/putty.exe is windows equivalent to unix 'ssh'. > > > ---------------- > > Attempt 3: > > ========== > > > > In a DOS box: > > > > plink.exe cvs.boost.sourceforge.net -l fcacciola -pw <pass> > > cvs -d:ext:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/boost -z3 add > > optional.hpp > > > > after a few seconds I'm stuck there: there is no output but plink.exe keeps > > running... > > What the heck is plink? > The doc for :ext: says that I need an 'ssh' program to handle the authentication. It says that I can use: "set CVS_RHS=/xxx/plink.exe" (or putty.exe); or invoke them directly as a pipe righrt before 'cvs' If I run cvs directly as: cvs -d:ext:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/boost -z3 add optional.hpp It outputs: CVS.EXE [add aborted]: cannot start server via rsh: No such file or directory -- Fernando Cacciola _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
