Setting up pserver - beginner problems

[John-Marc Desmarais]

Hi,

 

I am attempting to set up the pserver service on my linux server so that I can create a CVS repository there for code which will be developed on our Windows XP boxes.

 

I am getting the following error when attempting to connect to the service via wincvs:

cvs [init aborted]: Error reading from server 192.168.0.201: -1: Unknown error

Checking via telnet to port 2401, I get

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

The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is a tool for version control.
For CVS updates and additional information, see the CVS home page at http://cvs.nongnu.org/

Connection to host lost.

So, I'm thinking the problem has to do with the command line in the inetd.conf file.

I have this:
cvspserver stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/cvs cvs --allow-root=/cvspserver

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
John Desmarais