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 __ __

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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.