The new CVS setup uses ssh, so you will need a shell account. Please email me your ssh public key to set that up. For dealing with CVS please follow these instructions: Set CVS_RSH in your shell export CVS_RSH=ssh Update your CVSROOT settings to :ext:USER@aur.archlinux.org:/srv/cvs/community Where USER is your ssh login name. The quick way of changing your CVSROOT cd to directory with community checkout: find -name Root -exec sed -i 's/^:pserver.*/:ext:USER@archlinux.org:/srv/cvs/community/' {} \; It's preferred to edit your current checkout rather than making a new one, to reduce server load. Cheers!