Re: logging in automatically

[Harald Kucharek]

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> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I'm trying to build an automatic build script via ant.  I can't work out
> how to by-pass the password authentication required by cvs,  to make the
> build process a simple one-click and wait procedure.
> 
> The doco on the website says that you can pass the password when you login
> :  cvs -d :pserver:username:address@hidden:cvsroot login
> 
> however that seems to be incorrect - that syntax makes cvs think that the
> user is username:password, it doesn't interpret the password
> 
> is there any way i can pass the password to cvs so that it doesn't ask for
> it?
> 
> thanks
> 
> daniel

I don't know about the above method, but the usual suggestion is to log in one 
time manually,
as this would store the password in the .cvspass file in the users home 
directory.
It is only deleted when you explicitely do a cvs logout.

Harald

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