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Date:      Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:47:35 +0800
From:      Xin LI <delphij@frontfree.net>
To:        Attila Nagy <bra@fsn.hu>
Cc:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: CVSROOT checkout?
Message-ID:  <20040917084735.GA2141@frontfree.net>
In-Reply-To: <414AA24F.7020704@fsn.hu>
References:  <414AA24F.7020704@fsn.hu>

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On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 10:37:35AM +0200, Attila Nagy wrote:
> I would like to checkout the FreeBSD CVSROOT from CVS, but I cannot find =
it.
>=20
> Some years ago I was able to do this from anoncvs.freebsd.org, but=20
> currently it refuses CVS pserver access.
>=20
> From the following page:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/anoncvs.html
>=20
> neither
> "USA: freebsdanoncvs@anoncvs.FreeBSD.org:/home/ncvs (ssh only - no=20
> password)"
>=20
> and
>=20
> "setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.FreeBSD.org:/home/ncvs
> % cvs login
> At the prompt, enter the password ``anoncvs''."
>=20
> does not work.
>=20
> Is this normal and just the document lags behind reality?

I think you may want
  setenv CVSROOT :ext:anoncvs@anoncvs.FreeBSD.org:/home/ncvs

Instead.  This should work in this case.  Note that with ssh you
don't need a cvs login any more.

Maybe we should document about how to use a SSH anoncvs?

Cheers,
--=20
Xin LI <delphij frontfree net>	http://www.delphij.net/
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