Solved [cvsnt] using CVS_GETPASS

[Pavel Stehule]

Good shot, it's works :->>>.
Thank You Very much
Pavel Stehule


On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Misner, Ris wrote:

> > I have to write simple CVS wrapper, and I have a problems 
> > with login. I 
> > found something about env var CVS_GETPATH and protocol 
> > (patch) cvsgui. But 
> > it don't work :-((.
> > 
> > Maybe Iam wrong
> > 
> > 
> > C:\testxxx>set CVS_GETPASS 'jolanaa'
> > CVS_GETPASS='jolanaa'
> > C:\testxxx>"C:\cvs\cvs" login
> > Logging in to :pserver:stehule at localhost:2401:/usr/local/cvs
> > CVS password:
> > 
> > I need to write password. Why?
> 
> 
> I don't know anything about built-in support for a CVS_GETPASS
> environment variable, but you can write the password in the cvsroot
> string, as in the following:
> 
> C:\testxxx>"C:\cvs\cvs"
> -d:pserver:stehule:jolanaa at localhost:2401:/usr/local/cvs login
> (broken down, that otion is:
> -d:protocol:username:password at server:port:repository)
> 
> Or rather than login, just go straight to update, commit, etc.  I have
> never had a need to use login for anything.  I'm not sure, but the login
> command might always prompt for a password no matter what you do.  Other
> commands like update, commit, tag, etc. never prompt me for a password
> because I have stored mine in the CVS root strings in the meta data in
> the CVS directories in my sandbox.
> 
> If you are using WinCVS, you can use its "change root" macro to change
> the cvs root string that is stored in all of the cvs meta data files in
> your sandbox so that you don't have to use the -d option every time you
> execute a command.
> 
> If you want to use the environment to get the password, you can use DOS
> tricks to accomplish that, as in:
> 
> C:\testxxx>set CVS_GETPASS 'jolanaa'
> CVS_GETPASS='jolanaa'
> C:\testxxx>"C:\cvs\cvs"
> -d:pserver:stehule:%CVS_GETPASS%@localhost:2401:/usr/local/cvs login
> 
> Hope this helps :)
> 
> -Ris
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