[Cvs-mvs] Login passwords for CVS-MVS -- Problems with Special Characters

Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:02:20 -0500

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I downloaded and installed the CVS-MVS binary on a z/OS V1R1 system, and
discovered that cvs login didn’t work – the server rejected the request as
unauthorized.

Turns out my login password contained special characters – @ and $ -- which
apparently are not handled correctly when translated from EBCDIC to ASCII. I
simplified my password by eliminating special characters and using only
lower-case alpha and digits, and it worked fine.

John

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Turns out =
my login
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apparently are not
handled correctly when translated from EBCDIC to ASCII. I simplified my
password by eliminating special characters and using only lower-case =
alpha and
digits, and it worked =
fine.<o:p></o:p>

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