Re: [Bug-gnupress] CVS access difficulties

[Simon Law]

On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 03:26:36PM -0400, James A. Morrison wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-04-26 at 22:53, James Howison wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm trying to check out the sources and I'm having some difficulties 
> > with the anoncvs.
> > 
> > address@hidden 
> > -d:pserver:address@hidden:/cvsroot/gnupress login
> > (Logging in to address@hidden)
> > CVS password:
> > cvs [login aborted]: authorization failed: server subversions.gnu.org 
> > rejected access
> > 
> > Any ideas?  cvs usually works fine so I think it is at the server end 
> > (that's what they all say!)
> > 
> > Does it work for others?
> 
>  The password is anoncvs.

        Shouldn't you erase the password?  The instructions [1] tell
people to use a blank password:

"When prompted for a password for anoncvs, simply press the Enter key."

Simon

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[1] http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=gnupress