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Title
CVS login error: "cvs.exe login: warning: failed to open |Home| \.cvspass for reading : Invalid a -
Description
Attempting to login to CVS repository for the first time via Toad results in the following error:
"cvs.exe login: warning: failed to open |Home| \.cvspass for reading : Invalid argument" -
Cause
CVS client is not setup correctly
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Resolution
Ensure that you can log in to CVS from the windows command line. Once connection is successful from the command line, Toad will have the required details for connection to CVS.
e.g.
From the command line go to the local CVS working directory:
C:\cvs_work>cvs login <Enter>
> Logging in to :pserver:%hostname%:2401:\cvs_rep
> CVS Password:
>C:\cvs_work>