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Michel, Check your Linux box if the firewall (iptables) is enable. If it does, you have to open ports 2401 and 2402. Michel Launier wrote: > I have installed CVSTNT V2.0.41 on a Fedora Core 1 Linux distribution > and have some client using WinCVS V1.3.17.1 on XP Professional. Locally > (on the Linux box) I can access the repository correcly. However, I > cannot seem to get WinCVS to connect properly using pserver (it was > connecting well with the Linux distribution before I installed CVSNT). > > When attempting to login from WinCVS, I get an error message that the > repository '/xxx/yyy' does not exist (but it is actually acessible > localy). The log file (/var/log/cvspserver) does not show any problem. > In fact it says that a cvspserver is started from the proper client IP > address. I have verified the cvs root definition and it matches the > '/xxx/yyy' exactly. > > I am under the beleif I have not configured 'PServer' properly. Here is > what the file looks like: > =========================================================================== > # > # Repository definitions (0..n) > # > Repository0=/home/cvsrep > #Repository1=/usr/local/cvs-other > > > # > # Repository prefix > # > #RepositoryPrefix=/home > #RepositoryPrefix=/usr > > > # > # Encryption 0=Don't force encryption, > # 1=Request authentication, > # 2=Request encryption, > # 3=Require authentication, > # 4=Require encryption > # > EncryptionLevel=0 > > > # > # Compression 0=Don't force compression > # 1=Request compression > # 2=Require compression > # > CompressionLevel=0 > > > # > # CertificateFile PEM certificate for use with sserver > # PrivateKeyFile PEM certificate for use with sserver > # > #CertificateFile=/etc/ssh/cvsnt.pem > #PrivateKeyFile=/etc/ssh/cvsnt.pem > > > # > # NoReverseDns Disable Reverse lookups by the server to help broken > # DNS setups. > # This causes LockServer to report bare IP addresses. > # It is recommended that the DNS is fixed rather thani > # using this option. > # > #NoReverseDns=0 > > # > # LockServer Default lock server location. Can be overridden by > # LockServer directive in individual repositories. > # > LockServer=localhost:2402 > > > > > # > # Unix comptable CVS > # > FakeUnixCvs=1 > ==================================================================================== > > > I have tried with and without lunching the cvslockd deamon. I have also > tried to configure the user using 'cvs passwd ...' but it seems that I > am not capable since I am not the administrator (though I am 'root' on > Linux). > > Can you provide a hint.... > > Cheers, > ...michel >