[cvsnt] Re: CVSNT Server on Linux using pserver

[Michel Launier]

Thanks Tony,

When I wrote the repository '/xxx/yyy' I did meam ./home/cvsrep'.  Sorry 
for the confusion.  I will make my cvs users part of the 'cvsadmin' 
group (they are currently part of 'cvsgrp').

I was able to narrow down the problem to a difference in the 
authentication procedure: the Linux CVS distribution seems to 
authenticate using the  system authentication while CVSNT prefers the 
newer PAM authentication.  As a matter of fact, my PAM authentication is 
not configured on the Linux box !?!?!

For now, I disable the code in the server (server.c) that authenticate 
with PAM and force it to autheneticate with the system authentication. 
With this little modification, I am now able to access CVSNT on theLinux 
box from WinCVS on XP.  I look look at configuring PAM later (for now 
the development can continue).

Once more, thanks for your time,

Cheers,
...michel


Tony Hoyle wrote:
> 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
>