[cvsnt] Re: Problem Running CVSNT Server (2.0.4) on Win XP Pro

alexei ialexei at hotmail.com
Wed May 21 14:42:19 BST 2003


Found the answer. I did not setup permissions on the parent directory
where my repositories are located. In XP you have to login as
administrator and right click on the directory and select properties. It
is the 3rd tab.

SSPI works like magic now !! I love CVSNT !!

-Alexei

alexei wrote:

> Hi,

> I am encountering a strange problem with trying to access CVSNT server
> on Windows XP Pro with SSPI. I have followed the instructions given on
> cvsnt.org step by step. This is a brand new installation of Windows XP
> Pro. Here is what I have done.

> 1. Created a windows user account cvsuser1 on the server.
> 2. Created a temp directory and used the UI to point the temp location
> to this directory. This directory is located on the same level my
> repositories are located (d:CVSRepsCVSTemp).
> 3. Used UI to create and initialize my repository (d:CVSRepsRepo1)
> 4. Restarted the services.

> To test the setup.
> I set my CVS root to
> > set cvsroot=:sspi:cvsuser1 at cvsserver:/Repo1
> > cvs login

> cvs [login aborted]: unrecognized auth response from cvsserver: cvs
> [server aborted
> ]: Authentication failed

> If I use pserver instead of SSPI, it works without any problems.
> I am able to create, checkout and checkin modules both using command
> line and Tortoise UI.

> Has anybody else seen this problem. I have CVS at work, installed on a
> Windows 2000 Server, accessable thru SSPI, which works great
> (installed this in March). I am unsure if this a problem with Windows
> XP Pro, or my setup with CVS or a bug introduced in 2.0.4

> Thanks
> -Alexei




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