cvs add problem: "protocol error: Malformed Entry"

[Georg Baum]

Hi,

I have a problem with adding a file to a repository. I get the message

protocol error: Malformed Entry

after a cvs add (using a remote server via CVS_RSH=ssh). The server is
cvs-1.11.1p1-332 on SuSE 8.1, the client is cvs-1.11.6-83 on SuSE 9.0. I
tried also with cvs-1.11.1p1-332 on SuSE 8.1 as client, with the same
result. cvs update and cvs commit (on existing files) work well.

A quick search shows that this error message belongs to a recent security
fix. However, both the repository and the local directory are under my
control and I certainly did not do anything malicious.

Does anybody have an idea how I can fix the problem?


TIA,

Georg