Re: using CVS with SSH

[Mark D. Baushke]

eafritz <address@hidden> writes:

> Help!
> 
> I've gotten this to work once before, and can't figure out why I 
> can't do it again...  I'm trying to use cvs to get to a repository on 
> a server that will only allow ssh connections (no xinetd etc, just 
> sshd).  I have setup my ssh connection with public/private keys and 
> use ssh-agent/ssh-add to prepare.  I know this is correct because I 
> can run ssh -l user host and connect no problem (does not require any 
> passwords etc)
> 
> But...
> When I use CVS it just hangs... the security log on the server 
> doesn't even show any activity for the ssh server.  eventually my cvs 
> command comes back with the error:
> 
> ###.###.###.###: Connection refused
> cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult above 
> messages if any)
> 
> (where ###.###.###.### is the ip of my cvs server)
> 
> my CVSROOT is set to:
> 
> :ext:address@hidden:/path/to/repository
> 
> and I've verified the settings there about five hundered times.
> 
> I've also got CVS_RSH="ssh"
> 
> Anybody got any clues???  I just don't understand why ssh would work 
> fine but cvs wouldn't :(

The most likely cause is that you have someing in your .profile, .bashrc
or .cshrc file (depnding on your shell) that is generating output. If
you use a command like

   ssh -l username ###.###.###.### date

do you get JUST the date output? If you get anything else, it can cause
problems with the interaction to the remote cvs server.

        Good luck,
        -- Mark