On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 12:34:41AM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> hi. trouble in setting up "cvs server" on potato--
>
> i'm trying to follow the cvsbook.red-bean.com instrux to get
> my debian/potato up as a cvs server. nmap shows the cvspserver
> port is being listened on, as here's the xinetd.conf entry:
>
> service cvspserver
> {
> socket_type = stream
> protocol = tcp
> wait = no
> user = root
> # server = /usr/sbin/tcpd
> # server_args = /usr/bin/cvs --allow-root=/usr/local/site/cvsroot
> pserver
> server = /usr/bin/cvs
> server_args = --allow-root=/usr/local/site/cvsroot pserver
> bind = 192.168.1.1
> }
>
> i tried it with tcpd wrapper but got sixty messages EVERY SECOND
> until the partition filled up and things started breaking... so i
> just have xinetd listen directly -- and yes, i "/etc/init.d/xinetd
> restart" after editing the conf file.
>
> but no matter what i've got in CVSROOT/passwd i can't connect
> worth a hoot. nothing registers in any log file, either...
>
> $ cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/site/cvsroot/myProj login
> (Logging in to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
> CVS password:
> cvs [login aborted]: connect to 192.168.1.1:2401 failed:
> Connection refused
>
> anybody got some suggestions to impart? what do i need to look
> for? what'd i miss?
The connection is failing from the start (at least, that's what it looks
like). Can you "telnet 192.168.1.1 2401"? If that gets a connection,
at least you know it's the authentication...
--
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
