[cvsnt] CVSNT Repository Root

[Mike Burkhouse]

Holy Cow, this worked...Thank you, Bo.

First, I changed the Valid Repository Root to E:\CVS on the server

Second, I imported my file: cvs import www ./www www start

Third, Logged in to the server from the client with the following CVSROOT:

:pserver:mdb:password at 10.0.1.251:E:/CVS 

One important note is that when I entered the port number (Tortoise
interface), I could not make the connection because CVS did not like this:

:pserver:mdb:password at 10.0.1.251:2401:E:/CVS 

And would not allow me to use the colon between the port and the path. I
kept getting invalid repository errors.

Thanks again for everyone's help!

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bo Berglund [mailto:Bo.Berglund at system3r.se] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 10:26 AM
> To: mburkhouse at consultantsnetwork.com; cvsnt at cvsnt.org
> Subject: RE: [cvsnt] CVSNT Repository Root
> 
> 
> Your configuration is bad, probably because you have not yet 
> realized the confusing use of the word CVSROOT....
> 
> This is how it should be set:
> Valid Repository Roots = E:/CVS
> 
> >From the client:
> 
> Path = E:/CVS
> CVSROOT = :pserver:mdb at 10.0.1.251:E:/CVS
> 
> Tthe "root" of a given repository on a CVS server *contains* 
> a folder that is named CVSROOT. This folder holds vital 
> repository management files and should never be accessed 
> unless you are administrating the server...
> 
> When people speak of the CVSROOT setting in a client context 
> they mean the connection string used to specify where and how 
> to connect. This has the general form:
> 
>  :protocol:user at server:repository
> 
> where
>   'protocol' could be a number of varying identifiers 
> (pserver, sspi, ext and so on)
>   'user@'    could be specified or not depending on the 
> protocol selected before
>   'server'   is the name or IP address of the CVS server
>   'repository' is the name of the server side repository 
> root, in your case E:/CVS
> 
> The repository actually starts at E:/CVS and inside of this 
> is where the modules go. At the beginning there is only one 
> single module automatically created and this is the CVSROOT 
> module containing the administrative files. It should be used 
> only by CVS admins.
> 
> You can add new modules to this server by cvs import for 
> example, in this case you specify a path to the new module 
> relative to the root of the repository, E:/CVS, not relative 
> to the adminstrative module CVSROOT!!!
> 
> Please retry.
> 
> Bo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org 
> [mailto:cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org]On Behalf Of Mike Burkhouse
> Sent: den 6 maj 2004 15:13
> To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org
> Subject: [cvsnt] CVSNT Repository Root
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> This is my first CVS installation and I have some issues that 
> I haven't been able to figure out on my own. I hope someone can help.
> 
> Environment:
> 
> Server:
> Win2K Advanced Server
> CVSnt 2.0.41
> 
> Client:
> WinXP Pro
> Wincvs
> Connection over local area network (for now)
> 
> On the server, I created a repository at E:\CVS and 
> initialized it with the command
> 
> Cvs -d e:\cvs init
> 
> Doing this created a subdirectory CVSROOT under CVS 
> [E:\CVS\CVSROOT]. In the CVSnt Service Control Panel 
> application, the following apply:
> 
> Repositories Tab:
> Repository Prefix = False
> Valid Repository Roots = E:/CVS/CVSROOT
> 
> >From the client:
> 
> Authentication = pserver
> Path = E:/CVS/CVSROOT
> Host Address = 10.0.1.251
> User Name = mdb:password
> CVSROOT = mdb:password at 10.0.1.251:E:/CVS/CVSROOT
> Force using the CVSROOT (-d) = True
> 
> When I log in, I get 
> 
> ***** CVS exited normally with code 0 *****
> 
> Is that correct?
> 
> When I try to put something to the repository, I get
> 
> cvs add: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or 
> directory cvs [add aborted]: no repository
> 
> ***** CVS exited normally with code 1 *****
> 
> Can someone help me figure out why I get the no repository 
> error and what I can do to fix it?
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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