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Thanks BO. I have seen discussions with the passwords being stored in the registry for PSERVER & SSERVER protocals, I didn't think it would be saved for SSPI. Thanks for the heads up about it. Cheers, Brian "Bo Berglund" <bo.berglund at telia.com> wrote in message news:vjmit1ha0034hunnr8mlorsp2j01o8v8ie at 4ax.com... > On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:27:40 +1100, "Brian Post" <bpost at 80-20.com> > wrote: > >>"Bo Berglund" <bo.berglund at telia.com> wrote in message >>news:6ljft15jqtvq86o56qite0qa17c3kbldru at 4ax.com... >>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:28:22 -0800, Sanjay.Uttam at VerizonWireless.com >>> wrote: >>> >>> No, they are never prompted for a password if you use SSPI! This >>> protocl uses the Windows login as the user to authenticate. >> >>As of cvsnt-2.5.03.(Scorpio) Build 2151 in my experience, CVSROOT requires >>password for SSPPI or at lease requires an initial login. If this was >>fixed >>in a later release please let me know. Previous version CVSNT 2.5.02 >>(Servalan) Build 2088 with exact same setup didn't require the password. >> >>Following is what I needed to change my CVSROOT to. >>CVSROOT=:sspi:domain\username:password at MelDmeCVSXP:2401/Doc95 > > This is not the SSPI usage I imagined.... My view of the SSPI root is > this: > CVSROOT=:sspi:server:/Repo > > This format will reuse the Windows logon information to acces the > CVSNT server. > > If your local user is not acceptedf on the server then what you should > have done is: > CVSROOT=:sspi:user at server:/repo > (You should NEVER EVER!!!!! embed your *password* into the CVSROOT > string!!!! It will be saved in the clear in the control files in the > CVS subdirs! And it serves no purpose explicitly spelling out port > 2401 either since that is the default one used when nothing is entered > here. > > After you have set the CVSROOT as follows > > CVSROOT=:sspi:domain\username at MelDmeCVSXP:/Doc95 > > you execute (ONCE ONLY!) the command "cvs login" and enter the proper > password. If you are accepted then the password is securely stored for > future use in encrypted form in your HKCU part of the registry. > > >>Where >> domain = 80-20 >> username = bpost >> password = passsword for 80-20 domain >> MelDmeCVSXP is connected to our coporate 80-20 domain. >> My machine is connected to another domain DmeRnD.com which is our 3 >> tier >>development domain controllers. I.E DmeRnD.com, Palace.DmeRnD.com & >>Noah.DmeRnD.com > > When you are dealing with cross-doamin use then it is important that > the involved servers have trust relations set up between them. > > /Bo > (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)