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The documentation says to use this command, but it turns out nothing. ~> ssh-keygen -l -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts | grep cvs.sv.gnu.org Without grep I find cvs.savannah.gnu.org ~> ssh-keygen -l -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2048 66:5d:53:5e:a3:c8:8e:cc:da:39:14:e3:f8:d4:f1:80 [localhost]:2222 1024 80:5a:b0:0c:ec:93:66:29:49:7e:04:2b:fd:ba:2c:d5 cvs.savannah.gnu.org,199.232.41.69 2048 d8:d6:37:9a:50:57:32:10:9f:c9:8b:91:e0:92:0d:e2 localhost ~> cvs -z3 -d:ext:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/web/savane-cleanup co savane-cleanup cvs.savannah.gnu.org: Protocol not available cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if any) ~> ssh -v [EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenSSH_4.7p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8h 28 May 2008 debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: Connecting to cvs.savannah.gnu.org [199.232.41.69] port 22. debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/nick/.ssh/identity type -1 debug1: identity file /home/nick/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/nick/.ssh/id_dsa type 2 debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_4.3p2 Debian-9etch2 debug1: match: OpenSSH_4.3p2 Debian-9etch2 pat OpenSSH* debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.7 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY debug1: Host 'cvs.savannah.gnu.org' is known and matches the RSA host key. debug1: Found key in /home/nick/.ssh/known_hosts:3 debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey debug1: Next authentication method: publickey debug1: Trying private key: /home/nick/.ssh/identity debug1: Trying private key: /home/nick/.ssh/id_rsa debug1: Offering public key: /home/nick/.ssh/id_dsa debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-dss blen 433 debug1: PEM_read_PrivateKey failed debug1: read PEM private key done: type <unknown> Enter passphrase for key '/home/nick/.ssh/id_dsa': debug1: read PEM private key done: type DSA debug1: Authentication succeeded (publickey). debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] debug1: Entering interactive session. debug1: Requesting authentication agent forwarding. Last login: Sat Jun 7 18:22:25 2008 from pool-71-254-223-164.hrbgpa.east.verizon.net You tried to execute: Sorry, you are not allowed to execute that command. debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0 debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1 Connection to cvs.savannah.gnu.org closed. debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 44 bytes in 0.4 seconds debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 123.8 debug1: Exit status 1