problem with clone over ssh

[Harry Putnam]

Matt Mackall <mpm at selenic.com> writes:

> Here is your error. You are assuming that ssh URLs are relative to the
> remote filesystem's root. But just like http URLs are actually mapped
> onto the web server's "home" directory (eg /var/www) rather than /, ssh
> URLs are relative to the user's home directory.

Ahhh.  So simple if only I'd thougt to do 'hg help urls' you posted.

Thanks for the thorough and complete answer ... very helpful.