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Re: using CVS with SSH


From: Ronald Petty
Subject: Re: using CVS with SSH
Date: 10 Apr 2003 11:28:33 -0500

I don't have pserver running, but couldn't you also check the server buy
telnet server 2401 ?

And see if you get a response?

Ron

On Thu, 2003-04-10 at 01:36, Mark D. Baushke wrote:
> eafritz <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Help!
> > 
> > I've gotten this to work once before, and can't figure out why I 
> > can't do it again...  I'm trying to use cvs to get to a repository on 
> > a server that will only allow ssh connections (no xinetd etc, just 
> > sshd).  I have setup my ssh connection with public/private keys and 
> > use ssh-agent/ssh-add to prepare.  I know this is correct because I 
> > can run ssh -l user host and connect no problem (does not require any 
> > passwords etc)
> > 
> > But...
> > When I use CVS it just hangs... the security log on the server 
> > doesn't even show any activity for the ssh server.  eventually my cvs 
> > command comes back with the error:
> > 
> > ###.###.###.###: Connection refused
> > cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult above 
> > messages if any)
> > 
> > (where ###.###.###.### is the ip of my cvs server)
> > 
> > my CVSROOT is set to:
> > 
> > :ext:address@hidden:/path/to/repository
> > 
> > and I've verified the settings there about five hundered times.
> > 
> > I've also got CVS_RSH="ssh"
> > 
> > Anybody got any clues???  I just don't understand why ssh would work 
> > fine but cvs wouldn't :(
> 
> The most likely cause is that you have someing in your .profile, .bashrc
> or .cshrc file (depnding on your shell) that is generating output. If
> you use a command like
> 
>    ssh -l username ###.###.###.### date
> 
> do you get JUST the date output? If you get anything else, it can cause
> problems with the interaction to the remote cvs server.
> 
>       Good luck,
>       -- Mark
> 
> 
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