[lug] CVS question

[Zan Lynx]

Kenneth D Weinert wrote:
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> I'm having to try to rebuild some old code at work prior to changing it
> and one of the ant build steps is to check out some code from CVS.
> 
> The original author no longer works here, hasn't for about 5 years, and
> his user id is no longer valid.
> 
> When I try to check stuff out (as me) I get the message:
> 
> Fatal error, aborting.
> <username>: no such user
> 
> Any pointers as to what to look up to understand and resolve the problem
> will be greatly appreciated. I'm not exactly sure what to search for as
> I'm not logged in as that user, but he was the last one to check in the
> code.
> 

Make sure that you have a working user account on the CVS server, or are 
using a generic CVS username if it has one.

Make sure that your SSH isn't overriding your username.  Check the 
~/.ssh/config file, or try running ssh with -v

It could also be some problem with a hook script on the CVS server.

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Zan Lynx
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