# git-cvsservr questions

2 messages from 2006-06-08 to 2006-06-08. Participants: Jon Loeliger, Martin Langhoff.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/4431

## Jon Loeliger, 2006-06-08 04:33

Subject: git-cvsservr questions
Message-ID: <E1FoCCg-0002vH-FX@jdl.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/E1FoCCg-0002vH-FX%40jdl.com

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Mart{i,y}n et al,

I'm having a bit of a problem setting up my git-cvsserver.
I think I have followed the man page, but this is the
only real response I get:

    $ setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anonymous@jdl.com:/pub/..../foo.git
    $ cvs co master cvs [checkout aborted]: unrecognized auth response
      from jdl.com: Unknown command BEGIN AUTH REQUEST at
      /usr/bin/git-cvsserver line 132, <STDIN> line 1.

I've installed DBD:SQLite, but I don't know if it is working
or not.  Not sure what file it would create in my repo if it
was working properly.  I've made the bare repo directory be
mode 777 just to be sure it is writable by "nobody."

My client is 1.12.9.

I have enabled it the config file, and set a log file, but
I get no output.  Do I need to enable the output somehow?
Other debug enabling bits to turn on for more help here?

Have I missed some obvious step?  You know, intuit my problem
from my sparse description! :-)  Well, or tell me what else
you need to know...

Thanks,
jdl

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## Martin Langhoff, 2006-06-08 05:23

Subject: Re: git-cvsservr questions
Message-ID: <46a038f90606072223v450a3c57m16482b20f5088462@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/46a038f90606072223v450a3c57m16482b20f5088462%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <E1FoCCg-0002vH-FX@jdl.com>

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On 6/8/06, Jon Loeliger <jdl@jdl.com> wrote:
> Mart{i,y}n et al,
>
> I'm having a bit of a problem setting up my git-cvsserver.
> I think I have followed the man page, but this is the
> only real response I get:
>
>     $ setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anonymous@jdl.com:/pub/..../foo.git
>     $ cvs co master cvs [checkout aborted]: unrecognized auth response
>       from jdl.com: Unknown command BEGIN AUTH REQUEST at
>       /usr/bin/git-cvsserver line 132, <STDIN> line 1.
...

> I have enabled it the config file, and set a log file

Very strange. The calling line to git-cvsserver should have the
'pserver' option. Perhaps the inetd configuration is missing the
doubled-up pserver?

cheers,



martin

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