Re: PServer Setup problems

[Todd Denniston]

Bodger wrote, On 09/28/2007 11:57 AM:
> I am new to CVS admining.  I am trying to setup a pserver on a linux
> box and have windows clients use it.
>
> I cannot login:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> address@hidden test]$ cvs -d :pserver:support:/home/www/data/CVSROOT
> login
> Logging in to :pserver:address@hidden:2401/home/www/data/CVSROOT
> CVS password:
> cvs login: authorization failed: server support rejected access to /
> home/www/dat
> a/CVSROOT for user julian

<SNIP>
> I have not been able to do the init CVSROOT because it hasn't let me
> login in yet.
>
> Can someone help me figure this out please?
>
> Thanx
>
> Julian


IIRC, you have to cvs init on the Linux box, you can not do it through pserver 
because pserver requires some files (that for you) would be in
/home/www/data/CVSROOT/CVSROOT

On the Linux box do:
cvs -d /home/www/data/CVSROOT init
or as I suggest below use a different name:
cvs -d /home/www/data/myrepo init
then update your xinetd.d and client to the new repository directory, and 
restart xinetd (reboot the box [with appropriate permission] or if you are 
root issue `service xinetd restart`).


A suggestion to help you and us stay sane while answering your questions in 
the future:
rename your CVSROOT string from /home/www/data/CVSROOT/ to /home/www/data/myrepo
That way we don't get confused by the doubling of 
/home/www/data/CVSROOT/CVSROOT  :)
Thanks and I hope this helps.

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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter