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Hi there,
The simplest way to do this are:
1. Setup CVSNT on a Windows-based server
2. Create a repository
3. Start the CVS services
4. Connect to CVSNT using WSAD:
- protocol : pserver
- default port
- the respository path should use forward slash /something
5. Check firewall for CVSNT server
$ Neo
James Adams wrote:
> Hello,
> I have installed and (I think) correctly configured
> CVSNT on my Windows XP machine. Now I want to use it
> for a simple web application project which I am
> developing using Eclipse. I am having trouble getting
> the repository location to validate when I try to add
> it using Eclipse's CVS repository explorer - it tells
> me that it has an I/O exception, the connection is
> refused and there is no such repository. I am not
> sure if my CVSNT installation and configuration is to
> blame, or if I am using the wrong validation
> (protocol/username/password) within Eclipse.
> Here's what I've done to install and configure CVSNT,
> please let me know if this looks kosher:
> 1. Install CVSNT - run cvsnt-2.0.26.exe
> 2. Created a directory C:cvsrepo
> 3. Set the CVSROOT system environment variable
> Start -> My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced ->
> Environment Variables
> CVSROOT == C:cvsrepo
> 4. Restarted computer
> 5. Started the CVSNT Service Control Panel
> Start -> All Programs -> CVSNT -> Service Control
> Panel
> 6. Stopped the CVSNT service
> 7. Created a repository root under C:cvsrepo (the
> repository prefix)
> Repositories -> Add -> C:cvsrepoeclipse
> 8. Clicked OK, and the /eclipse root showed up as a
> valid repository root
> 9. Started the CVSNT server
> 10. With Cygwin bash I did the following:
> $ set cvsroot=:ntserver:JamesAdams:/eclipse
> (the name of the computer is "JamesAdams")
> $ cvs passwd -a -r "James" "adminuser"
> Adding user adminuser
> New password: ******
> Verify password: ******
> $ set cvsroot=:pserver:adminuser at JamesAdams:/eclipse
> $ cvs login
> cvs [login aborted]: The :local: protocol does not
> support the login command
> $ cvs info
> Available protocols:
> ext ext 2.0.26
> fork fork 2.0.26
> gserver gserver 2.0.26 (Active Directory)
> pserver pserver 2.0.26
> server server 2.0.26
> sserver sserver 2.0.26
> ssh ssh 2.0.26
> sspi sspi 2.0.26
> $ cvs ls -l -R
> (appears to work fine, showing all files under
> C:/cvsrepo)
> So it seems that the server is running fine, since I
> can issue various "cvs" commands, but I'm not sure how
> to tell if I have set up the security correctly. It
> seems to not be right since I can't do a login (it
> gives the error mesage about the :local protocol), and
> Eclipse never validates no matter what I use as
> username/password.
> There is an entry in the C:cvsrepoCVSROOTpasswd
> file for the user I added using "cvs passwd" command
> above.
> When I use Eclipse to create a repository location it
> offers pserver, ext and sshext as connection types,
> but none of these seem to work with a multitude of
> username/password combinations (even "anonymous" with
> no password) - so I am stumped as to whether or not I
> have actually finished with the CVSNT setup
> (especially the security features), or if the CVSNT
> server is now fine and the problem has more to do with
> Eclipse. The CVSNT manual doesn't give me much to
> work with, so I am hoping that some kind soul will
> give me some more clues.
> What can I do to verify that I have the correct
> security in place ? Is there some way to verify that
> I have everything set up correctly so that I can begin
> using Eclipse as the client ?
> Any help will be greatly appreciated, as I have
> already spent hours trying to get this to work and I
> have had only frustration as my reward.
> Thanks in advance for any feedback!
> -James
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