[cvsnt] Linux setup

Wed Apr 2 18:11:48 BST 2003

> I'm a little confused...are you running CVSNT as your cvs *server*?

Yes, I hope to, and use both the Linux box and my WinXP home machine as the
client both running the CVSNT client.  CVSNT has a number of features that
the stock RedHat CVS does NOT have--passwd file management, ls command, a
friendly mailing list, el.al.

(OK, that last one may be true of CVS also, I haven't checked).

I'm using CVSNT at work on my NT box, I wanted to use it at home--but my
server here is RH8 since I don't want to pony up $$$ for a NTServer license.
I know my MSDN license will not cover me forever!  How long does a "test"
really last, after all.

<OFF-TOPIC>
For those who don't know, the MSDN subscription covers 10 licenses of most
MS products for test purposes.  I've had a test setup here for a bit, but
since it's running on my own hardware and the time of the testing has
passed, I want to make sure I'm legal (I'm really NOT worried about MS
coming in and auditing me, it's the principal--like why I don't 'permanently
borrow' MP3 files from others, despite my dislike for the RIAA).  And, since
samba will do domain authentication for me, the only decision left is do I
go with RH8 like I have set up now or go for freeBSD which my UNIX admin
buddy is encouraging me to learn.
</OFF-TOPIC>

Glen Starrett

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Subject: Re: [cvsnt] Linux setup

Glen Starrett wrote:
> Does anyone have CVSNT running pserver on Linux?  I'm trying to get it
> set up here and I seem to be doing something wrong.  I fully admit that
> I am a Linux novice and could be overlooking something obvious.
>
> --I uninstalled the RH8 default CVS package
>
> --I untared the RC3 source, then proceeded to ./configure; make; make
> install
>
> --Checked with cvs -v ==>  Yes, running rc3 here.
>
> --chmod 2755 /usr/local/bin/cvs
>
> --Create a CVS repository with cvs -d /home/cvsroot/repos init
>
> --Try to connect with cvs -d
> :pserver:gstarret at stanley:/home/cvsroot/repos login
>
> When I try to do a login, it gives me an error:  "cvs [login aborted]:
> /home/cvsroot/repos: no such repository" ???  It exists, I don't get it.
>
> Here is the config for xinetd:
>
> service cvspserver
> {
>         disable        = no
>         socket_type    = stream
>         wait           = no
>         user           = root
>         group          = root
>         log_type       = FILE /var/log/cvspserver
>         env            = '$HOME=/home/cvsroot'
>         server         = /usr/local/bin/cvs
>         server_args    = --allow-root=/home/cvsroot pserver
> }
>
> I've tried both cvs and root for user/group (using advice from
> http://www.sugoiconsulting.com/bits/index.php?bit_id=32).  I have
> previously created the CVS user & group, just as a "plain user".

I'm a little confused...are you running CVSNT as your cvs *server*?

If so, then you can use the cvs client that comes w/RH.  If you have
your CVSNT set up anything like mine then your CVSROOT probably needs to
  start from /home/cvsroot/repos, since the service listening starts to
look their for the checked in modules.  So, if you had the project
``foo" checked in your cvsroot would be :pserver:gstarret at stanley:/foo

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