[cvsnt] Can't authenticate - server and client cannot agree on anauthentication scheme

[Bjørn Toft Madsen]

Thanks for all the help everyone has provided.

I have installed CVSNT on a different server and have not experienced any
problems here. IOW: Everything works. 

Best regards
Bjørn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org 
> [mailto:cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org] On Behalf Of Bo Berglund
> Sent: 4. februar 2004 06:28
> To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org
> Subject: Re: [cvsnt] Can't authenticate - server and client 
> cannot agree on anauthentication scheme
> 
> Please test this on a comman prompt in a new directory:
> 
> set CVSROOT=:sspi:cvsserver:/repo
> (replace the cvsserver item with the real name of your server 
> PC and /repo with the real name of your repository) then cvs ls
> 
> This should produce valid data if your user is allowed access.
> Note that there is a need to specify the protocol etc in the 
> environment variable CVSROOT in order to use simple cvs 
> commands. If not done then it has to be specified directly on 
> the cvs command line.
> But in my view it is sipler to use the set command.
> 
> /Bo
> 
> 
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 21:08:39 -0000, Bjørn Toft Madsen 
> <lists at sunbeam60.net> wrote:
> 
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I tried installing CVSNT a couple of months ago, but ended 
> up leaving 
> >it as the project used P4 instead. Now, however, I do need 
> CVSNT and I 
> >end up getting the same error that I had earlier.
> >
> >I have been searching in vain for an answer, but only found 
> fragments.
> >
> >I use sspi. Have added a local user, cvsbjorn, set the right 
> permission 
> >and logged in (to Windows) as cvsbjorn. It is my impression 
> than when 
> >using sspi, I do not need to log in to CVS, since the idea 
> about sspi 
> >is that my Windows login is reused.
> >
> >When logged in to Windows as cvsbjorn, the command:
> >Cvs ls -l -R
> >
> >Produces
> >cvs [ls aborted]: Can't authenticate - server and client 
> cannot agree 
> >on an auth entication scheme (got '')
> >
> >All other valid CVS commands produces the same error.
> >
> >Can anyone explain this error message in n00bish?
> >Does anyone have any pointers regarding how I _do_ authenticate?
> >
> >Thanks a bunch for any help you can provide
> >
> >Best regards
> >Bjørn
> >
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> >
> 
> 
> /Bo
> (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)
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