[cvsnt] cvsnt on ubuntu linux (8.04) cannot connect to host connection refused

[nick humphrey]

i figured out what the problem was and have documented it here:
http://norgesinternettforum.no/showthread.php?p=3062

to make a long story short:
sudo apt-get install telnetd

and to restart inetd after making changes to /etc/inetd.conf you just run:
sudo /etc/init.d/openbsd-inetd restart

booya! =)

Nick

2008/5/27 nick humphrey <nick.c.humphrey at gmail.com>:
> i've been trying to set up cvsnt all day on an ubuntu linux
> installation (8.04 hardy heron, ip 10.0.0.64) and i'm stuck in the
> authorizing stage. when i try to connect from an external eclipse
> client (ip 10.0.0.45) i get the following error:
> could not connect to :pserver:myuser at 10.0.0.64:/CvsHome/RepositoryHome
> cannot connect to host: connection refused
>
> i'm actually trying to migrate our cvs repository from windows (winxp) to linux.
>
> this is what i have done so far:
> 1. installed cvsnt:
> sudo apt-get install cvsnt
>
> cvs -version reads:
> Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2382 (client/server)
>
> 2. i copied our repository from windows to linux, so i have the
> following setup/path now on linux:
> /media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome/
>
> inside the RepositoryHome is among other things the CVSROOT folder.
>
> 3. i edited the inetd.conf file:
> sudo nano -w /etc/inetd.conf
>
> and gave it the following content:
> cvspserver      stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/bin/cvs authserver
>
> i read somewhere else that it should look like this:
> cvspserver      stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/bin/cvsnt cvsnt
> -f authserver
>
> it doesn't seem to matter either way, neither configs work. (which is correct?)
>
> after editing, to restart the cvslockd i run:
> sudo /etc/init.d/cvsnt restart
>
> 4. i edit the PServer file:
> sudo nano -w /etc/cvsnt/PServer
>
> and give it the following content:
> Repository0=/media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome
> Repository0Name=/CvsHome/RepositoryHome
>
> and then restart cvslockd
>
> 5. i add my user to the cvs admin list:
> sudo nano -w /media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome/CVSROOT/admin
>
> i type the following in on the first line then save:
> myuser
>
> 6. i add my user to the cvs writers list (is this necessary?):
> sudo nano -w /media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome/CVSROOT/writers
> myuser
>
> 7. i set my user password:
> cvs -d :local:/media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome passwd -a myuser
>
> i enter my password at the prompt.
>
> the following file is then created automatically:
> /media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome/CVSROOT/passwd
>
> and has the following content:
> myuser:vBIrfRbxZTT..
>
> 8. i check the repository permissions to make sure my user has them:
> ls -la /media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome
>
> all of the files are owned by:
> myuser myuser
>
> 9. when i telnet from the console on localhost for cvsnt:
> telnet localhost 2402
>
> it reads:
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> CVSLock 2.2 Ready
>
> 10. i check the services file to see that cvspserver is there:
> less /etc/services |grep cvs
>
> and it is:
> cvspserver      2401/tcp                        # CVS client/server operations
> cvspserver      2401/udp
>
>
> 11. but when i try to log in even from the localhost:
> cvs -d :pserver:localhost:/media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome login
>
> i'm prompted to enter my password:
> Logging in to :pserver:myuser at localhost:2401:/media/backup/Kildekode/CvsHome/RepositoryHome
> CVS Password:
>
> but then it fails:
> connect to localhost:2401 failed: Connection refused
>
> i get the same reaction when i try from an external client as well.
>
>
>
> what am i missing?
> do you see any wrong configuration?
> is some kind of ubuntu security crap stopping communication through
> port 2401/2402?
> any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Nick Humphrey
>
>
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