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Bo,
After I created admin file and out administrator I can add new users. I think you should put that step into your Installation tips.
Thank you for the help
Janusz
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: bo.berglund at telia.com (Bo Berglund)
Reply-To: bo.berglund at telia.com
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 19:41:53 GMT
>Did you go through the step-by-step I have on this URL?:
>http://w1.858.telia.com/~u85831169/InstallCVSNT.html
>
>It deals with the complete installation and setup, but on this subject
>I have a small section too:
>http://w1.858.telia.com/~u85831169/InstallCVSNT.html#AddUsers
>
>The admin file is a simple list of user logins that are allowed to act
>as CVS admins. The login goes on an otherwise empty line, ine for each
>login. Please note that the login is case sensitive.
>Like so:
>
>charlie
>jane
>phuhes
>
>/Bo
>
>On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 13:08:41 -0400, "Janusz Racz"
><janusz.racz at mail.goecon.net> wrote:
>
>>Bo,
>>
>>1) I use 1.11.1.3 build 57f
>>2) I am logged on my NT (server) as an administrator
>>3) so I supposed I am a member of adm group
>>4)I do not use domain authetication (SystemAuth=no)
>>
>>I do not have an admin file. What's its format? Anyway, I cannot start without adding users to the repository.
>>
>>I'll be gratefull for all hints.
>>
>>Janusz
>>
>>
>>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>>From: bo.berglund at telia.com (Bo Berglund)
>>Reply-To: bo.berglund at telia.com
>>Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 16:40:00 GMT
>>
>>>On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 11:51:00 -0400, "Janusz Racz"
>>><janusz.racz at mail.goecon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi Folk,
>>>>I have problems with adding new users. I tried the following combinations:
>>>>
>>>>1) cvsroot was set to :ntserver:myserver_name:/TEST
>>>>I typed: "cvs passwd -a newUser"
>>>>after the prompt for the new password I typed it and confirmed.
>>>>Then I got the message: cvs [server aborted] only administrators
>>>>can add or change anothers password.
>>>>
>>>>2) then I set cvsroot to :pserver:myserver_name:/TEST and
>>>>tried again to add a new user: "cvs passwd -a newUser". I received same message:
>>>>cvs [server aborted] only administrators can add or change anothers password.
>>>>
>>>>What I missed? I feel I should login as cvs administartor and
>>>>then to add a new user, however I tried all combinations
>>>>(on ntserver and pserver) and always something was wrong.
>>>> Can anybody help me?
>>>>
>>>>Janusz
>>>>
>>>
>>>First a few questions:
>>>1) Which version of CVSNT are you using?
>>>2) Are you logged in to the server PC when you try adding the user?
>>>3) Is your login a member of the Administrators group on the server PC
>>>4) Are you using domain authentication?
>>>
>>>Normally the first users could be entered simply from the CVSNT
>>>machine if you are logged in as an account in the Administrators group
>>>and use the :ntserver: protocol.
>>>Then you can also list the users who are to be given CVS admin rights
>>>in a file CVSROOT/admin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>/Bo
>>>(Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)
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>/Bo
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