Re: cannot commit (w/ wincvs)

2001-06-21 Thread Andy Nuss
I'm not using any passwords from system password file. I've definitely created them in $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/passwd. The proof of this is that I am able to successfully execute the WinCVS Login... command, and checkout a module. By the way, this is evidence to me that my connectstring below is

Re: cannot commit (w/ wincvs)

2001-06-20 Thread Andy Nuss
Sorry about delay in response. I've set up CVS server on Linux. I only have the root user on Linux. I used passwd file. I created a repository called dummy1. Am able to login with users and passwords in the passwd file. Am able to get modules. Am able to checkin new modules. The connect

Re: cannot commit (w/ wincvs)

2001-06-20 Thread Larry Jones
Andy Nuss writes: I've set up CVS server on Linux. I only have the root user on Linux. That is a serious mistake. You should never run as root unless you absolutely have to. Running CVS as root is just nuts. And CVS, by default, won't let you commit as root. I used passwd file. I