[Cvsnt] Creating a new repository on ntserver not possible

Trenton D. Adams tadams at extremeeng.com
Thu Dec 6 17:46:10 GMT 2001


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try "CVSROOT=:ntserver:servername:d:\user\cvs"

forward slash '/' won't work for an NT server I don't think.

Under a unix variant try "CVSROOT=:ntserver:servername:d:\\user\\cvs"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cvsnt-admin at cvsnt.org [mailto:cvsnt-admin at cvsnt.org] On
> Behalf Of Peter.Prokesch at wetzer.endress.com
> Sent: December 6, 2001 10:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Cvsnt] Creating a new repository on ntserver
> not possible
>
>
> I have done this, but still got this "bad Repository root" message...
>
> I have set
> CVSROOT=:ntserver:servername:d:/user/cvs
>
> Any ideas????
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Peter
> ----- Weitergeleitet von Peter Prokesch/EHWETZER/DE am
> 06.12.2001 18:28 -----
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> Creating a new repository on ntserver not possible
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>                     06.12.2001
>                     02:08
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> The only time you should use a local CVSROOT
> is when using "cvs init"
>
> cvs -d c:/cvs init
>
> After that, CVSROOT should start with :ntserver:
>
> <Peter.Prokesch at wetzer.endress.com> wrote in message
> news:OF81D9703D.F1AD3810-ONC1256B19.0030EBBA at wetzer.endress.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm just starting with cvs and have tried out the local
> mode using wincvs.
> (works
> > perfectly fine)
> >
> > Now I'm switching to ntserver and I'm running into problems
> creating a new
> > repository on the server machine.
> > Scenario 1:
> > Using cvsnt 1.11.1.2 Build 41, WinCVS 1.3
> > Trying WinCVS with "Create new Repository" and the
> following settings:
> > authentication: ntserver
> > path: c:/mpk/cvs/nt
> > host address: cm-service
> > user name:    (blank)
> > CVSROOT: @cm-service:c:/mpk/cvs/nt
> >
> > creates an output:
> > cvs -d :ntserver:@cm-service:c:/mpk/cvs/nt init
> >
> > *****CVS exited normally with code 1*****
> >
> > when I use the command string in a DOS-Box on my client machine:
> > cvs -d :ntserver:cm-service:c:/mpk/cvs/nt init
> > I get the following message:
> > Bad repository root c:/mpk/cvs/nt
> >
> > Scenario 2:
> > in the CVSNT-Service window I added a new "Valid Repository Root"
> c:\mpk\cvs on the
> > machine cm-service. Was successful, CVS-dir is created, so
> should work
> fine.
> > using an import command from Wincvs 1.3 to this repository
> causes an exit
> with code
> > 1, which means a problem
> >
> > again, when I use cvs import -I ! -I CVS -m 1 ringbuffer
> avendor arelease
> from the
> > command line in the dos box (ringbuffer is a subdir of my
> actual location
> on my
> > local disk)
> > I get again this "bad repository root c:/mpk/cvs"
> >
> > Is it a problem of variables on my machine (I set the
> CVSROOT-Variable as
> "set
> > CVSROOT :ntserver:cm-service:c:/mpk/cvs")? I can ping the cm-service
> machine and I
> > have normal user rights.
> >
> > When I install the CVSNT on my local machine and access it
> via :ntserver:
> I get the
> > same problems as described above.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Peter
> >
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