Re: question about Permission denied

[Larry Jones]

Deaver, Carl writes:
> 
> I do not have -f global option in /etc/inetd.conf but I don't think that is
> my problem.

It is.  You're only seeing it on one machine because the permissions on
/root are different on the two machines (the machine with the problem
has the preferred permissions).

> initd.conf of NON working box:
> cvspserver stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/cvs cvs
> --allow-root=/usr/local/CVS pserver
> 
> Neither contained the -f option, I think this is where you meant is would be
> seen?

Yes -- right before the --allow-root.

Also note that CVS 1.10.6 is pretty old -- I suggest upgrading to the
current release (1.11.1p1), which you can get from www.cvshome.org.

-Larry Jones

Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere
in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. -- Calvin