Re: PServer Setup problems

[Bodger]

Thank you for your reply.

After performing the name change, and moving my passwd and config into
the CVSROOT that was created by the init command it started working.

Thank you

Julian

On Sep 28, 2:17 pm, Todd Denniston <address@hidden>
wrote:
> 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.
>
> --
> Todd Denniston
> Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
> Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter