Re: cvs problem

[Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>]

>>>>> "Karl" == Karl Schmid <schmid@ice.mpg.de> writes:
> You have no controlling tty.  Cannot read passphrase.
> cvs [commit aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if any)

The problem is the first line.  I strongly suspect that that line
comes from SSH.  The problem is that SSH has no idea what mechanism
to use to ask you for your password.

> HOWEVER: When I commit the same file from the commandline, I have no 
> problems at all commiting it, because the CVS settings are correct.

But you're prompted for a password, right ?
You should either try to get SSH to use `ssh-askpass' (which opens up an
Xwindows dialog box) or else try to make sure that SSH does not need to
get your password, for instance by using ssh-agent (you may have to create
an identity with ssh-keygen etc...).

> We have another server with Emacs 21.1.1 installed. From this server, CVS 
> from within emacs works fine.

Does it prompt for a password ?  If so, how ?  If not, why not ?


        Stefan