AuthReply: I HATE YOU response while using git cvsimport

Question

I am migrating from CVS to Git. I am trying the following command on Cygwin Terminal

$ git cvsimport -v -d :pserver:kashif.nazar@cvs-server:/cvsroot MyModule

but I am getting the following response.

AuthReply: I HATE YOU

Seems like this is an authentication issue.

Where am I going wrong?

Answer 1

Log in via CVS first:

cvs -d :pserver:kashif.nazar@cvs-server:/cvsroot login

You'll need your pserver password (often it's just "guest" or an empty string).