help with cvs

[Pedro Fernandes Macedo]

anthony baldwin wrote:
> [tony at localhost ~]$ cvs -z9 co translate
> cvs checkout: CVSROOT password specification is only valid for
> cvs checkout: pserver connection method.

The error message says it all. With ssh as CVS_RSH, you need only to set 
CVSROOT as
export CVSROOT=:ext:abaldwin at i18n.redhat.com:/usr/local/CVS
Also, dont forget to check that you've set the CVS_RSH to "ssh".
Then , when you try to checkout anything, it will ask you the password 
for your public key you used when registering for the CVS account (if it 
has a password).  The password you used (and which you forgot to remove 
from the error message) is for the web interface where you take over and 
release a module for translation.

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Pedro Macedo