I checked out the section you mentioned. I had already tried telnetting to
the 2401 port to see if someone was listening. That isn't the problem.
It's just that for some reason it won't authenticate. Here is the
command-line exchange trying to log in from a Unix host:
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/cvsroot login
(Logging in to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
CVS password:
cvs [login aborted]: authorization failed: server
grinder.wcnd.hrn.ascend.com rejected access
I have an account on that machine, and that is the user ID/password
combination I am using. Just in case, I set up a $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/passwd
file and put an entry in there, copying the encrypted password from the
master password file, and got the same result.
Are there any docs about the protocol used for authentication by pserver?
>>
>> I am not new to cvs, but I've never set up a repository before, much less a
>> server. I created a repository on a box running FreeBSD 3.3, and got the
>> server running using rsh just fine. But when I try to get it working using
>> pserver following the directions at
>> <http://www.cvshome.org/CVS/Docs/manual/cvs_2.html#SEC30>, I am unable to
>> authenticate (authentication failed). I've tried both with and without a
>> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/passwd file. Where could I get some help with this?
>
> See "Trouble making a connection to a CVS server" in the Cederqvist
> manual for some advice. If you still can't figure out what the problem
> is, post the exact details of what you do and what responses you get and
> someone will undoubtedly be able to help.
>
> -Larry Jones
>
> Some people just don't have inquisitive minds. -- Calvin
>
