RE: Help: Linux CVS Server Access Problem

[Robert Clark]

On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 11:25, Hill, Benjamin W wrote:
> ...but when I enter a password I get:
> 
> "cvs [login aborted]: connect to [SERVERNAME]([SERVERNAME]):2401 failed: No
> connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it."
> 

Some ideas ....

Since you are running CVS through tcpd, make sure you have the
appropriate entries in /etc/hosts.allow.

Also check the system logs on the server, specifically
/var/log/messages, /var/log/secure and /var/log/syslog if they exist,
for any clues why the connection was rejected.

- Rob