Moin, moin

Thomas Wichmann writes:
 > 
 > Moon, moin again
 > 
 > Thomas Wichmann writes:
 >  > 
 >  > Moin, moin
 >  > 
 >  > I have a strange problem with "CVS 1.10  `Halibut' (client/server)".
 >  > It is a not set CVSROOT variable problem on Solaris 7.
 >  > 
 >  > Everything seems to work fine except remote access from 
 >  > a different nor the same machine using pserver.
 >  > 
 >  > In  /etc/inetd.conf  I have
 >  > 
 >  > cvspserver  stream  tcp  nowait  root  /usr/local/bin/cvs --allow-root=/data1/cvs 
 >pserver
 >  > 
 > 
 > I am sorry for my confusing problem report. I have tried so many
 > settings and in the end I have sent the wrong version.
 > 
 > I tried also the correct version 
 > 
 > cvspserver  stream  tcp  nowait  root  /usr/local/bin/cvs cvs 
 >--allow-root=/data1/cvs pserver
 > 
 > but the result is the same. This is strange.
 > 
 > My next steps are 
 > 
 >  - talking with our Solaris administrator, if something might be wrong 
 >    with the network settings
 >  - trying a newer CVS version


and this has solved the problem. I am now running 1.10.7 and no longer
1.10, which seems to have its problems.

 > 
 >  > and in /etc/services 
 >  > 
 >  > cvspserver      2401/tcp                        # CVS authentification (by 
 >Wichmann)
 >  > 
 >  > In /data1/cvs/CVSROOT/passwd I have an account for "wichmann".
 >  > 
 >  > That is, what happens:
 >  > 
 >  > bash$ export CVSROOT=:pserver:wichmann@bpdev1-neu:/data1/cvs
 >  > bash$ cvs login
 >  > (Logging in to wichmann@bpdev1-neu)
 >  > CVS password: 
 >  > cvs [login aborted]: unrecognized auth response from bpdev1-neu: cvs
 >  > pserver: No CVSROOT specified!  Please use the `-d' option
 >  > 
 >  > 
 >  > Ok and tried it different
 >  > 
 >  > 
 >  > bash$ cvs -d :pserver:wichmann@bpdev1-neu:/data1/cvs login
 >  > (Logging in to wichmann@bpdev1-neu)
 >  > CVS password: 
 >  > cvs [login aborted]: unrecognized auth response from bpdev1-neu: cvs
 >  > pserver: No CVSROOT specified!  Please use the `-d' option
 >  > 
 >  > Looks like the error message is generated from the CVS server
 >  > but how can I set a variable for the server part?
 >  > 
 >  > If I try to use CVS locally on the machine everything works as 
 >  > expected. I have done a similar installation and setup on
 >  > Debian 2.1 and have had no problems.
 >  > 
 >  > I don't understand this behavior.
 >  > 
 >  > Can someone help me out of this?
 >  > 
 >  > 
 >  > Thomas
 >  > 
 > 
 > Thanks Thomas
 > 

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