Re: Connection refused to CVS repository (and ACLs).

[Larry Jones]

Axelle writes:
> 
> I have set up a locally mounted CVS repository, to share sources between 2
> of us on a same project.
> I can checkout files without any problem, but the other user can't and gets
> a
> "cvs [checkout aborted]: connect to machine:2401 failed: Connection refused"

The other user has his CVSROOT set to use :pserver: access rather than
local access.

> (I'm using a locally mounted repository. Not a pserver or another kind of
> remote CVS server).
> The user is specified in a 'writers' file in $CVSROOT/CVSROOT

The 'writers' file has no effect except when using :pserver: access. 
For local access, just set the repository permissions correctly.

-Larry Jones

Can I take an ax to school tomorrow for ... um ... show and tell? -- Calvin