Did you add the user wlaver to your passwd file? If so, you will also need to
make sure the user wlaver also exists as a user account on the system.
Quoting wlaver _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I'm trying to setup a cvs server on a redhat 7.3 box.
>
> The steps i've completed so far are:
>
> added a new user called cvs
> added the group cvs to the user accounts that I want to access the cvs
>
> created the directory /home/cvs/repository/CVSROOT
> cvs -d /home/cvs/repository/CVSROOT init
>
> edited /etc/profile to add the CVSROOT path
>
> added a file to /etc/xinetd.d called cvspserver which holds the following
> information:
>
> # default: off
> # description: An cvs server.
> service cvspserver
> {
> disable = no
> socket_type = stream
> protocol = tcp
> user = root
> wait = no
> server = /usr/bin/cvs
> server_args= -f --allow-root=/home/cvs/repository pserver
> log_on_success +=USERID
> log_on_failure += USERID
> }
>
> finally I restarted xinetd
>
> Problem:
> when I try to login I get the following error message:
>
> [wlaver@localhost wlaver]$ cvs login
> Logging in to :pserver:wlaver@localhost:2401/home/cvs/repository
> CVS password:
> cvs [login aborted]: connect to localhost(127.0.0.1):2401 failed: Connection
>
> refused
>
> Tia for any help you guys can provide
>
> /*wlaver*/
>
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