"Karthikeyan.K.V" wrote:
>
> Hi ,
> Thanks, I setup up JCVS in pserver mode from linux to access the
> CVS NT server.It seems like it is working from what i see in the basic
> operations.Is there anywhere the list of those little problems we have to
> face, having setup a CVS NT server, so that iam better prepared for
> it.Thanks a lot for your help
>
It depends a lot on the local setup. Some people have been unable to get ntserver
authentication
to work at all (there's probably a registry setting controlling permissions, but it's
undocumented AFAIK).
WinCVS seems to leave the client connected, so the server doesn't cleanup until you
exit it (answer: don't
leave WinCVS loaded unless you need it right now). Again, I can't repeat this...
The occasional person has trouble with binary files, but that may be due to user error.
Limiting user access via Permissions doesn't work (the server runs as LocalSystem).
This is a limitation of
the NT security model and is unfixable (no setuid support - you need the user password
even to drop priviledges!).
ntserver mode attempts a fix by using ImpersonateNamedPipeClient, but this in turn
breaks access over network shares...
pserver is the most reliable at the moment since it's well tested in its Unix
incarnation and works well. Also,
it's more likely that people will be able to help if you ask a question here...
It's not too bad - all the repeatable errors are AFAIK fixed. However local
configuration differences can dredge
up obscure bugs. I still don't generally recommend using the NT server unless you're
prepared for the occasional
problem - it's not 'plug and play' by and stretch of the imagination.
Tony
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