CVS with non standard port

This is my project.xml snippet for repository definition. Note that i had to use separator scm: instead of scm| even though the separator being used in |

<repository>
<connection>scm:cvs|pserver|user@server:5454|/usr/local/cvsroot|eContracts</connection>
<developerConnection>scm:cvs|pserver|user@server:5454|/usr/local/cvsroot|eContracts</developerConnection>
<!--
<connection>scm|cvs|pserver|user@server:5454|/usr/local/cvsroot|eContracts</connection>
<developerConnection>scm|cvs|pserver|user@server:5454|/usr/local/cvsroot|eContracts</developerConnection>
-->
<url></url>
</repository>

I did create .cvspass using maven maven -Dpassword=xxxx changelog:create-cvspass
which got be a line in the .cvspass file looking like this (replaced actual values)
:pserver:user@server:5454:/usr/local/cvsroot A0^yGGGG4

Now running

maven maven-changelog-plugin:report
__ __

build:start:

maven-changelog-plugin:report:
[echo] Generating the changelog report
Error processing command
org.netbeans.lib.cvsclient.connection.AuthenticationException: Authentication failed. Response from server was: "error 0 :/u".
at org.netbeans.lib.cvsclient.connection.PServerConnection.openConnection(PServerConnection.java:238)
at org.netbeans.lib.cvsclient.connection.PServerConnection.open(PServerConnection.java:326)
at org.apache.maven.cvslib.CvsConnection.connect(CvsConnection.java:124)
at org.apache.maven.cvslib.CvsConnection.processCommand(CvsConnection.java:467)
at org.apache.maven.cvslib.CvsChangeLogGenerator.getEntries(CvsChangeLogGenerator.java:136)
at org.apache.maven.changelog.ChangeLog.generateSets(ChangeLog.java:460)
at org.apache.maven.changelog.ChangeLog.doExecute(ChangeLog.java:395)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.DynamicBeanTag.doTag(DynamicBeanTag.java:230)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.StaticTagScript.run(StaticTagScript.java:145)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.IfTag.doTag(IfTag.java:88)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.WhenTag.doTag(WhenTag.java:92)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ChooseTag.doTag(ChooseTag.java:84)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
at org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.MavenGoalTag.runBodyTag(MavenGoalTag.java:79)
at org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.MavenGoalTag$MavenGoalAction.performAction(MavenGoalTag.java:110)
at com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:639)
at com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManager.attainGoals(PluginManager.java:671)
at org.apache.maven.MavenSession.attainGoals(MavenSession.java:263)
at org.apache.maven.cli.App.doMain(App.java:488)
at org.apache.maven.cli.App.main(App.java:1239)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at com.werken.forehead.Forehead.run(Forehead.java:551)
at com.werken.forehead.Forehead.main(Forehead.java:581)
ChangeSet between 2006-04-18 and 2006-05-19: 0 entries
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 2 seconds
Finished at: Thu May 18 16:37:54 PDT 2006

Note: There is no complaint about not being able to find the pserver password...just the authentication failed.