[cvsnt] Re: Upgrade problems CVSNT 2.5.02.2064 (pserver protocol): fatal error: no such user

[Chuck Kirschman]

Switching from 2.0.41 to 2.0.58 I ran into permissions issues.  I had 
all my repositories set up as d:\cvs\foo-root, d:\cvs\bar-root, etc., 
and the permissions on d:\cvs were kind of generic.  2.0.41 was fine 
with that, but for 2.0.58 (and I assume 2.5) I had to set up d:\cvs so 
that everyone who could access any of the repositories explicitly had 
read/execute permission to that directory, and then the usual security 
model below that for read-write and read-only users.  Maybe you're 
encountering the same thing.

HTH
chuck

lucia.kaeser at helvetia.de wrote:
> Hi experts,
> 
> after upgrading my CVS test server (runs on Windows 2000) from CVSNT 
> 2.0.41.a to  CVSNT 2.5.02.2064
> and WinCvs 2.0.2.4 (the "Bare" version) I cannot access the repositories 
> any more.
> 
> Before I installed the new versions I completely uninstalled the previous 
> versions on this PC.
> I am using the pserver protocol and when I try to log in I get the error 
> message : fatal error: no such user xxx
> It does not find the user in the passwd file. 
> 
> When I type in a user name which is not in this file the message says "... 
> no such user xxx in the passwd file..."
> 
> When I type in a wrong password it says something " ... unauthorized 
> access ..."
> 
> But when I type in the right user name with the right password it does not 
> find this user. Do you have an idea what is wrong or missing?
> 
> Since I am testing the new version on a test server before I upgrade the 
> productive server I also have access to this second CVSNT server which is 
> still running with CVSNT 2.0.41a. And strange: Access to the repositories 
> on this server (via WinCVS 2.0.2.4) (also with pserver protocoll) is 
> possible and ok.
> 
> With best regards
> Lucia Käser