Error running cvs commands from crontab

[Dave Korn]

Senthil Kuppusamy wrote on 25 September 2008 15:07:

>  I was trying to update my project
> directory from remote cvs server like "cvs -d
> user@98.21.22.10:/home/cvsroot/ my_project" and getting following error
> 
> Errror log
> Runs commands on remote hosts running the RSH service. RSH host [-l
> username] [-n] command host Specifies the remote host on which to run
> command. -l username Specifies the user name to use on the remote
> host. If omitted, the logged on user name is used. -n Redirects the
> input of RSH to NULL. command Specifies the command to run. cvs
> [update aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if
> any)
> 
> When I tried to run from command prompt it runs. Running through
> crontab throws this issue
> I have used the same cvs path from CVSROOT variable. Also using the
> same cvs user account on both occasions.


  What about CVS_RSH?  Is that maybe set to 'ssh' in one case and not in the
other?


    cheers,
      DaveK
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