[Cvsnt] cvs [checkout aborted]: k:\: no such repository

Richard Willis rwillis at ctf.com
Tue Apr 30 00:08:42 BST 2002


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UPDATE...

 Ok, I figgured out that the repository prefix acts like an alias to the
Repositoy root. So tried /test, instead of k:\cvs, and now i am getting this
message ...

C:\GNU\CVS_Sandboxen\DeathstarTest>cvs -d sspi:deathstar:/test co .
sspi: Unknown Host
rsh.exe: can't establish connection
cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if
any)


Now, I have seen references to the NT server having to know each user that
wants to use the CVS
service. Does that mean that a local user profile must be set up for each
user, or is there some other
user authentication system. I do know that this box is used as a domain
server, and that it has only admin login, but the box's job is to know
everyones login/passwd and allow any user to log into any OTHER NT/Win98 box
on the network. Can the CVS server tap into this info somehow? Sorry about
my lack of knowledge re: windows networks, I tend to lean more to Unix/Linux
myself.

 - Richard

-------------------------------------------------------

Richard Willis wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to get an NT (Win2K) CVS server running on a Domain server
> (problem?) box. Bo's Install FAQ was followed very closely (BTW, the FAQ
> does not mention 'cvs init', is this covered somewhere else?) The
> repository is located on a drive letter (K) at K:\cvs. The CVSROOT file
> seems to be there... (I used 'cvs init' to create it.). I am not sure
> what authentication is running, or how to determine this. Let's say the
> server is Deathstar. So I (on another station, using WinCVS or COMMAND
> LINE) try to login to this server, and this is what happens...
>
> WINCVS
>
> cvs checkout -P test (in directory C:\)
> cvs [checkout aborted]: k:\cvs: no such repository
>
> The authentication used was sspi. There is a test directory in the cvs
> rep. It was put there using the services applet as per the directions in
> Bo's newsletter.
>
> WinCVS is setup as follows:
>     Authentication        sspi
>     Path                       K:\cvs
>     Host Address         Deathstar
>     Username               (*)
>     CVSROOT           Deathstar:k:\cvs
>
> Note: Username can be left blank or is set to my login id, if it is set,
> then the result is
>     cvs checkout -P test (in directory C:\)
>     cvs [checkout aborted]: : Authentication failed
> If my name is left blank, I get this:
>     cvs checkout -P test (in directory C:\)
>     cvs [checkout aborted]: j:\cvs: no such repository
>
> With authentication set to 'ntserver', I get the same result as I do
> with sspi & no username (see above).
>
> COMMAND LINE
>
> The command line is giving me different errors. This is two attempts via
> command line;
>
> C:\GNU\CVS_Sandboxen\DeathstarTest>cvs -d :sspi:deathstar:k:/cvs co .
> cvs checkout: unknown method in CVSroot: :sspi:deathstar:k:/cvs
> cvs [checkout aborted]: Bad CVSROOT.
>
> C:\GNU\CVS_Sandboxen\DeathstarTest>cvs -d :ntserver:deathstar:k:/cvs co
> .
> cvs checkout: unknown method in CVSroot: :ntserver:deathstar:k:/cvs
> cvs [checkout aborted]: Bad CVSROOT.
>
> my CVSROOT env var is :
>     cvsroot=:sspi:deathstar:/cvs , for sspi-auth
>     cvsroot=:ntserver:deathstar:/cvs, for ntserver
>
> It seems as if the NT cvs server does not recognize that K:\cvs exists.
> Anyone know what the problem could be?
>
> Notes:
> (1) I put a question mark beside the Domain Server reference, as I was
> told by my admin that this server does not have local login ID's for
> anyone (except admin). I do not know if this is an issue or not.
>
> (2) The CVS Server is the latest V1.11.1.3, latest build as of  Apr
> 29/2002
> (3) WinCVS is 1.3.8.1. Beta 8
>
> Thanks in advance for any feedback ...
>
>  - Richard
>
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