CVS on Centos 5

[McDougall, Marshall (FSH)]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
>[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of 
>Gilberto Rodriguez
>Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:05 AM
>To: McDougall, Marshall (FSH); linux-poweredge at dell.com
>Cc: 'Esteban Stafford'
>Subject: RE: CVS on Centos 5
>
>Comments below.
>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: McDougall, Marshall (FSH) [mailto:Marshall.McDougall at gov.mb.ca]
>> Sent: 26 April 2007 16:30
>> To: Gilberto Rodriguez; linux-poweredge at dell.com
>> Subject: RE: CVS on Centos 5
>>
>>
>> 	From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
>> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Gilberto 
>> Rodriguez
>> 	Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 8:04 AM
>> 	To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
>> 	Subject: CVS on Centos 5
>>
>>
>>
>> 	(I hope you do not mind posting this here)
>>
>> 	Hello all,
>>
>> 	just installed CentOS 5 (x86 64) and trying to set up a cvs 
>> repository. I installed cvs-1.11.22-5.el5. Local, rsh and ssh access 
>> methods work fine. But having trouble with pserver.
>>
>> 	xinet.d is properly configured (I hope) xinet.d/cvs follows
>>
>> 	service cvspserver
>> 	{
>> 	        disable                 = No
>> 	        port                    = 2401
>> 	        socket_type             = stream
>> 	        protocol                = tcp
>> 	        wait                    = no
>> 	        user                    = root
>> 	        passenv                 = PATH
>> 	        server                  = /usr/bin/cvs
>> 	        env                     = HOME=/projects/.cvsroot
>> 	        server_args             = -f
>> --allow-root=/projects/.cvsroot pserver
>> 	#       bind                    = 127.0.0.1
>> 	}
>>
>>
>>
>> 	Loggin in works fine
>>
>> 	$ cvs -d :pserver:localhost:2401/projects/.cvsroot login
>> 	Logging in to :pserver:esteban at localhost:2401/projects/.cvsroot
>> 	CVS password:
>>
>>
>>
>> 	But when I want to check out a project...
>>
>> 	$ cvs -d :pserver:localhost:2401/projects/.cvsroot co CVSROOT
>> 	cvs checkout: cannot open /remotehome/esteban/.cvsignore:
>> Permission denied
>> 	cvs checkout: failed to create lock directory for 
>> `/projects/.cvsroot/CVSROOT'
>> (/projects/.cvsroot/CVSROOT/#cvs.history.lock): Permission denied
>> 	cvs checkout: failed to obtain history lock in repository 
>> `/projects/.cvsroot'
>> 	cvs checkout: Updating CVSROOT
>> 	cvs checkout: failed to create lock directory for 
>> `/projects/.cvsroot/CVSROOT' (/projects/.cvsroot/CVSROOT/#cvs.lock):
>> Permission denied
>> 	cvs checkout: failed to obtain dir lock in repository 
>> `/projects/.cvsroot/CVSROOT'
>> 	cvs [checkout aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
>>
>>
>>
>> 	I have seen that the pserver daemon takes takes my identity 
>> (esteban). I am sure I can read/write these files when I am in bash. 
>> But I can not understan why I get the errors.
>>
>> 	Any hints very wellcome
>>
>> 	Thanks in advace
>>
>>
>> Gilberto.
>>
>> Have you initialized the repository?  Whenever I create a cvs I edit 
>> the xinetd file and init the repository.  My xinetd file is somewhat
>> different:
>>
>> # default: on
>> # description: CVS service
>> service cvs
>
>must put cvspserver or else:
>
>xinetd[8045]: Port not specified and can't find service: cvs with
>getservbyname
>
>
>> {
>>         disable                 = no
>>         socket_type             = stream
>>         wait                    = no
>>         user                    = root
>>         server                  = /usr/bin/cvs
>>         server_args             = -f 
>--allow-root=/path_to_project pserver
>>         log_on_success          += DURATION
>>         nice                    = 10
>> }
>>
>> And I execute:
>> #export CVSROOT=/path_to_project
>> #cvs init
>>
>> It all just works after that.  I also verify the proper 
>> ownerships/permissions. They are usually owned by 
>> cvsuser:cvs_whateverthegroupis with permissions set from the 
>top level 
>> with "chmod -R 2770".  My cvs memberships are currently based on OS 
>> level groups.  But you say you can read/write in those 
>directories so 
>> I expect you have already done that.  HTH.
>
>I tried chmod 2770 but the results are most unexpected. User esteban,
>although belonging to group cvsgrp, can't read CVSROOT/config!
>
>On the client:
>
>   esteban$ cvs -d :pserver:esteban at leo:2401/projects/.cvsroot login
>   Logging in to :pserver:esteban at leo:2401/projects/.cvsroot
>   CVS password:
>   cvs [login aborted]: unrecognized auth response from localhost: cvs
>   pserver: cannot open /projects/.cvsroot/CVSROOT/config: 
>Permission denied
>
>
>On the server:
>
>   # ls -l config
>   -rwxrwx--- 1 gilberto cvsgrp  991 abr 26 19:05 config
>   # groups esteban
>   esteban : users cvsgrp
>
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"xinetd[8045]: Port not specified and can't find service: cvs with
getservbyname" 
With Redhat the cvs service is defined in /etc/services.

Have you initialized the CVS?

What is in /var/log/secure?  You should see something similar to:
Apr 26 16:08:55 your_server_name xinetd[771]: START: cvs pid=32178
from=10.xxx.xxx.xxx
Apr 26 16:08:55 your_server_name xinetd[771]: EXIT: cvs pid=32178
duration=0(sec)

Regards, Marshall