RE: remote connection fails with non-usable error

[Rick Genter]

> From: address@hidden 
> [mailto:address@hidden 
> On Behalf Of address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:15 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: remote connection fails with non-usable error
> 
> "Rick Genter" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> 
> > address@hidden writes:
> >> 
> >> So the connection attempt looks like:
> >>   # cvs co base/mob2vm25
> >>   Password:
> >>   Unknown command: `server'
> >
> > That implies that the version of CVS on the server machine was built
> > without server support enabled.
> 
> Yes,, thanks.  I just needed to let gentoo know to use the server
> flag. 

For archive purposes, it should be noted that it was Larry Jones
address@hidden who pointed out that CVS was built without
server support enabled, not me.
--
Rick Genter
Principal Software Engineer
Silverlink Communications
address@hidden
www.silverlink.com