You cannot ssh into the CVS server. It will NOT let you run any commands that way. The way to access it is through a cvs client. Also the right URI for cvs access is: :ext:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/jboss
Have you tried using a GUI cvs client like wincvs. You can also use either Netbeans or Eclipse. They both have built-in clients. Did you upload your ssh key to SF per the instructions and waited the requisite 6 hrs. -prabhakar > Prabhakar, I followed the instructions in the second link below, setting up > Putty manually. In the section "Testing automated authentication", I tried > the following steps: > > 1.. At the command prompt, enter: c:\putty\plink.exe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] echo "SSH public key is in place." > 2.. Upon executing this command, we should receive a line back, stating: > SSH public key is in place. > 3.. At the command prompt, enter: c:\putty\plink.exe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] echo "SSH public key is in place." > 4.. Upon executing this command, we should receive a line back, stating: > SSH public key is in place. > 2 finished as stated. However, when I executed 3, I got this: > > H:\>plink [EMAIL PROTECTED] echo "ssh public key is in place" > > Welcome to cvs.sourceforge.net > > This is a restricted Shell Account > You cannot execute anything here. > > Notice I did not get the echoed text. Is this okay, or am I not properly > configured? Also, that same page says I should access a project as > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/projectname > > But the JBoss developer page says I should use: > > :ext:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/jboss > > Which is correct? > > Unfortunately, I'm still getting this when I try to commit: > > cvs commit -m "Moved GlobalFree to end of convertArgStringToArgList. > GlobalFree was being\ncall..." service.c (in directory > H:\jboss\contrib\ntservice\src\c\) > > cvs [server aborted]: "commit" requires write access to the repository > _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ JBoss-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user