[cvsnt] Re: CVSNT Server on Linux using pserver

[Tony Hoyle]

Michel Launier wrote:

> When attempting to login from WinCVS, I get an error message that the 
> repository '/xxx/yyy' does not exist (but it is actually acessible 
> localy).  The log file (/var/log/cvspserver) does not show any problem. 
> # Repository definitions (0..n)
> #
> Repository0=/home/cvsrep
> #Repository1=/usr/local/cvs-other
> 
Your repository is specified as /home/cvsrep not /xxx/yyy.  Check also that 
you're running
the correct cvs binary and you're not using anything like a chroot (if you are 
adjust the definitions accordingly).  Using the -t options on the command line 
increases tracing verbosity (3 -t is maximum at the moment) and may give some 
hints.

> I have tried with and without lunching the cvslockd deamon.  I have also 
> tried to configure the user using 'cvs passwd ...' but it seems that I 
> am not capable since I am not the administrator (though I am 'root' on 
> Linux).
> 
It's too much of a security risk to run the server side scripts as root, so 
it's blocked from doing many actions (this is true also on 'standard' cvs). 
You have to make your user a member of the cvsadmin group (specified in 
src/options.h).

Tony

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