[cvsnt] Re: Cannot run command against CVSNT server

[Jakob Kruse]

Same problem here, after upgrading server from 2.0 to 2.5.

I made a small test: Put a couple different versions of CVS executables on a 
USB key, plugged it into every machine I could get my hands on and tested. 
Results are non-conclusive. On 3 of the machines I have tested, every 
connection attempt fails with "Error reading from server localhost: -1: 
Unknown error". On 4 other machines everything works.

FAQ suggests firewall and/or antivirus software is to blame. That seems 
unlikely from my test. The 7 machines use various software, but the same 
antivirus and firewall software is found on both working and not-working 
machines.

One interesting fact is that when testing from the actual server (which is 
an XP Pro SP2) it doesn't work with the "normal" (global) CVSROOT (using 
external server name), but it works fine if I change CVSROOT to use 
"localhost".

All tests have been done using sspi, not pserver as below.

/Jakob



"Helmut Leininger" <hlein at inode.at> wrote in message 
news:dhm9k1$a0i$1 at paris.nodomain.org...
> Hi,
>
> I am using Windows XP Home and have installed CVSNT
> Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.02 (Servalan) Build 2088
> (client/server)
>
> Services are running with the following settings:
> Run as user: PCMASTER2\hl
> Default domain: PCMASTER2
> Temporary directory: d:\tmp\Wintemp
> CVS server port: 2401
> Lock server: localhost port: 2402
> Encryption: optional
> Compression: optional
>
> Clients allowed to connect: Any CVS/CVSNT
>
>
> Every command results like this:
>
> C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\hl>cvs -t -t -t -t -t -t -t -t -t -t -t
> -t -t -t -t -d :pserver:hl at localhost:2401:/Development/CVS-Repo passwd
> 17:10:46:   -> Tracelevel set to 15.  PID is 2404
> 17:10:46:   -> Session ID is 964433ea6f64fa6
> 17:10:46:   -> Session time is Sat Oct  1 15:10:46 2005
> 17:10:46:   -> CVS Server is acting as standalone
> 17:10:46:   -> CVS Directory is C:\PROGRA~1\CVSNT
> 17:10:46:   -> main loop with
> CVSROOT=:pserver:hl at localhost:2401:/Development/CVS-Repo
> 17:10:46:   -> tcp_write(63)
> 17:10:46:   -> tcp_read(1)
> cvs [passwd aborted]: Error reading from server localhost: -1: Unknown 
> error
>
>
> What can be done?
>
>
> TIA
> Helmut