2020-04-14 11:42 AEST by Arthur Barrett - If the server is Linux, and the repository is not accessible (readable) by the logged in user, the client gets this 
error:

C:\Users\iwinkworth\cvs_test> cvs -d :pserver:ijw1@cvsnt-prd.beis.com:/CVS01 ls
cvs [ls aborted]: cvs [server aborted]: Repository directory /cvsrepo/CVS01 does not exist: Permission denied


The error message should not include the 'real' repository location - the alias should be used instead, eg:
cvs [ls aborted]: cvs [server aborted]: Directory for repository /CVS01 does not exist: Permission denied


The server trace can include the actual name, because server side tracing  or allowtrace should only be 
enabled when under rare circumstanes, and the security implications of this are known.