Ok, the CVS problem I mentioned is easily searchable (yes, searchable, just search for the error message...I think I used cvs login aborted...or something like that) and the basic gist of it is too many people trying to do something with cvs, so it says "nope, can't do that".
Just try again and eventually it'll work.
The commands to run are:
cvs -d:pserver:
[email protected]:/cvsroot/seq login
<hit enter at the password prompt>
When you DON"T get the connection refused/EOF error, then you're logged in.
Do the standard:
cvs -d:
[email protected]:/cvsroot/seq co showeq
Followed by
cvs -d:pserver:
[email protected]:/cvsroot/seq update -P
Finally:
cvs -d:pserver:
[email protected]:/cvsroot/seq logout
There are no passwords needed, and you just need to keep trying your command till it works basically.
--Raistlin
edit: The info from teh previous poster saves you some typing by exporting CVSROOT you don't need to use the -d:pserver:... stuff anymore.
by exporting CVSROOT you'd just run
cvs login
<at password prompt ht enter>
cvs co showeq
cvs update -P
cvs logout