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Re: Login problem using pserver
From: |
Paul Law |
Subject: |
Re: Login problem using pserver |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:37:27 +0800 |
Dear Larry,
It works after I merged the two lines. Thank you very much for the pointer!
Regards
Paul Law
Larry Jones wrote:
> Paul Law writes:
> >
> > $ telnet js1.dvasia.com.hk 2401
> > Trying 10.0.71.248...
> > Connected to js1.dvasia.com.hk.
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > Usage: cvs [cvs-options] command [command-options-and-arguments]
> > where cvs-options are -q, -n, etc.
> > (specify --help-options for a list of options)
> > where command is add, admin, etc.
> > (specify --help-commands for a list of commands
> > or --help-synonyms for a list of command synonyms)
> > where command-options-and-arguments depend on the specific command
> > (specify -H followed by a command name for command-specific help)
> > Specify --help to receive this message
>
> That message indicates that CVS didn't get a subcommand (e.g., you typed
> ``cvs'' instead of ``cvs pserver''). Looking back at your original
> post, the problem is obvious:
>
> I have these two lines in the server's /etc/inetd.conf file:
> cvspserver stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/cvs
> cvs -f --allow-root=/usr/local/cvsroot pserver
>
> That has to be one long line, not two lines. If you check your syslog,
> you almost certainly will find errors from inetd because of the second
> line.
>
> -Larry Jones
>
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