Re: Can Wincvs use rsh (:server:) connection method?

[Steve Rabin]

I hear you, but then why does Wincvs give that error?  
("Set the password authentication first in the preferences !")
Oh, and how can I make it stop giving this error?

Thanks and Best Regards

Steve

At 07:13 AM 3/30/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Steve,
>
>The point is that there is no password using rsh. It uses your IP and login
>name (the name you use to login in your Windows box).
>
>Regards,
>alex.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Rabin" <address@hidden>
>To: "Alexandre Parenteau" <address@hidden>
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:11 PM
>Subject: Re: Can Wincvs use rsh (:server:) connection method?
>
>
>> Hi Alex:
>>
>> I am not trying to log in.  I am trying to figure out how
>> to tell the rsh method handler built into Wincvs what password
>> to use in order to make the error
>> "Set the password authentication first in the preferences !"
>> go away.
>>
>> Thanks and Best Regards,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> At 05:19 PM 3/29/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>> >Steve,
>> >
>> >You don't login for rsh, you just set-up a ~/.rhosts file in the user
>> >account of the server machine.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >alex.
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Steve Rabin" <address@hidden>
>> >To: <address@hidden>
>> >Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:25 PM
>> >Subject: Can Wincvs use rsh (:server:) connection method?
>> >
>> >
>> >> Is it possible to convince Wincvs to use the rsh (:server:) connection
>> >method
>> >> rather than the pserver method described in the Wincvs docs?  I don't
>want
>> >to
>> >> have to mess with sysadmin to change the inetd.  I am willing to limit
>use
>> >> to trusted machines listed in rhosts.  When I try setting the method to
>> >server
>> >> I keep getting the message:
>> >> Set the password authentication first in the preferences !
>> >>
>> >> But I can't seem to figure out what to click on to tell Wincvs what
>> >password
>> >> to use with this rsh method.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks and Best Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Steve
>> >>
>> >>
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