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Bo, Update: I tried the steps below with :sspi: and it WORKS! I was able to set CVSROOT user to either Administrator or aaron and login successfully, do a directory listing of /Test (with cvs ls -l). I will stick to :sspi: now. Thanks very much, Aaron --- Aaron <agmz at yahoo.com> wrote: > Bo, > > See my response to "Ian Epperson" on why I > mistakenly > used :ntserver: when trying to setup :pserver: > authentitication. > > I noticed that you point out to first issue a "cvs > login" before the cvs passwd command. This was not > clear in the documentation either. Here are the > steps > I am now taking > > > C:\>set CVSROOT=:pserver:aaron at cvs_server:/Test > > C:\>cvs login > Logging in to :pserver:aaron at cvs_server:2401:/Test > CVS password: ****** > cvs [login aborted]: authorization failed: server > cvs_server rejected access to /Test for user aaron > > I tried the above as Administrator too and got the > same authorization failure. > > Other notes: > > I am logged on to the cvs_server as Administrator > > I have ServerAuth=No in the config file located in > c:/_cvsrepo/Test/CVSROOT > > I created a passwd file at c:/_cvsrepo and added > users > Administrator and aaron. I believe this is wrong so > I > moved the passwd file to c:/_cvsrepo/Test/CVSROOT > > > admin file contents (listed on separate lines) > ------ > Adminstrator > aaron > > > passwd file contents (listed on separate lines) > -------- > aaron > Administrator > > > Thank you very much, > Aaron > > > --- Bo Berglund <Bo.Berglund at system3r.se> wrote: > > Aaron, > > in my reply to your post I forgot two vital items: > > 1) One must use "Reply All" to get anything to the > > list > > 2) I forgot to tell you how to use sspi over a > > firewall > > > > So here goes an expanded repeat of my reply: > > > > You are not using pserver, you are using ntserver. > > To switch to pserver you need to do on the command > > prompt: > > set CVSROOT=:pserver:aaron at cvs_server:/Test > > cvs login > > (enter password) > > > > Now you should be in business provided your user > > aaron is in > > the passwd file on the server. > > > > To use ntserver across a firewall will never work, > > you will get the > > named pipe error just as you do here. > > > > But if you want to use sspi over the firewall it > is > > perfectly possible. > > What you need to do is this: > > > > set CVSROOT=:sspi:aaron at cvs_server:/Test > > cvs login > > (enter password) > > > > Note the similarity of the passwd command! The > > difference from using sspi > > inside the local LAN is that when you are inside > > then you don't enter the > > username in the CVSROOT and you don't use the > login > > command. > > > > /Bo > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Aaron [mailto:agmz at yahoo.com] > > Sent: den 19 februari 2003 08:19 > > To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook > > Subject: [cvsnt] Couldn't connect to named pipe > > > > > > I am trying to install CVSNT on a Windows. > > > > Initially I wanted to go with SSPI for > > authenticiation > > but could not get it to work. > > > > I now want to try pserver just to get something > > working but I get the following message. > > > > cvs [passwd aborted]: Couldn't connect to named > pipe > > on remote machine: Error 1326 > > > > I have CVSROOT = :ntserver:cvs_server:/Test > > > > I've configured my firewall to allow connections > to > > port 2401. > > > > > > Also, if someone can point me to detailed > > instructions > > for SSPI I can try that too. > > > > Thanks, > > Aaron > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > cvsnt mailing list > > cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook > > > http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt https://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/en.asp#downcvs > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > http://shopping.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > cvsnt mailing list > cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook > http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt https://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/en.asp#downcvs __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com