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Why is my CVS account name different from my website account name?
John Reekie, 30 Aug 1999
CVS accounts are just a restricted form of UNIX
account. Because of this, when you get a CVS user
account, you also get registered as an account-holder
in the EECS departmental database. If you already
have an EECS account, then you will get the account
name that the Department already has you registered
as.
However, if you do not already have a record
in the departmental database, we create a new record
for you. Sometimes, your website username is
already taken, in which case we have to give you a different
one.
If your login name and your CVS account name
are not the same, then you can try one of the methods below
yourname@gigasource
When using the -d cvs option, try
using yourname@gigasource.eecs.berkeley.edu
cxh@maury 29% cvs -d :ext:ptolemy@gigasource.eecs.berkeley.edu:/home/cvs co ptII
ptolemy@gigasource.eecs.berkeley.edu's password: the passwd
cvs server: Updating ptII
ssh_config
You can modify the
ssh_config file so that when you
connect with ssh, you use your CVS account name.
Under Unix, the file to modify is
~/.ssh/ssh_config, under Windows
try
c:\ssh\etc\ssh_config.
The format of the file is the same under
Unix and Windows, the thing to do is to add a
User your cvs account name:
Host *
ConnectionAttempts 100
RhostsRSAAuthentication yes
User cxh
Note further that to use ssh as
a different use, use the -l username
option, and to use scp, use
-o user=username | 
