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CVS No Such Repository error

I am trying to setup a 2nd CVS repository and am receiving the error, 'Error fetching resource listing from repository... 'Connection refused: cvs [pserver aborted]: /var/lib/cvsd/cvsrepo1: no such repository.'

NOTES:
1. I am able to connect to my existing repository without a problem (it is located in /var/lib/cvsd/cvsrepo).
2. I've updated inetd.conf and added the --allow-root option for the second repository.

So I am very confused as to why I am unable to connect to the new repository.

Here's what my inetd.conf looks like:
cvspserver stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/cvs --allow-root=/var/lib/cvsd/cvsrepo --allow-root=/var/lib/cvsd/cvsrepo1 pserver

Here's the directory structure & permissions for the repository which is working properly:

steve@rc-dev:/var/lib/cvsd/cvsrepo/CVSROOT$ ls -l
total 5928
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 495 2009-04-26 18:09 checkoutlist
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 728 2009-01-12 19:02 checkoutlist,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 1232 2009-04-26 18:09 commitinfo
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1465 2009-01-12 19:02 commitinfo,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4082 2009-04-26 18:09 config
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 4315 2009-01-12 19:02 config,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 602 2009-04-26 18:09 cvswrappers
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 835 2009-01-12 19:02 cvswrappers,v
drwxrwxr-x 2 cvsd cvsd 4096 2009-01-12 19:02 Emptydir
-rw-rw-r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 5916167 2010-06-30 12:46 history
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 1872 2009-04-26 18:09 loginfo
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 2105 2009-01-12 19:02 loginfo,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 1151 2009-04-26 18:09 modules
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1384 2009-01-12 19:02 modules,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 876 2009-04-26 18:09 notify
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1109 2009-01-12 19:02 notify,v
-rw-r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 57 2009-01-12 19:18 passwd
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 922 2009-04-26 18:09 postadmin
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1155 2009-01-12 19:02 postadmin,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 1105 2009-04-26 18:09 postproxy
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1338 2009-01-12 19:02 postproxy,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 1898 2009-04-26 18:09 posttag
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 2131 2009-01-12 19:02 posttag,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 957 2009-04-26 18:09 postwatch
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1190 2009-01-12 19:02 postwatch,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 1203 2009-04-26 18:09 preproxy
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1436 2009-01-12 19:02 preproxy,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 649 2009-04-26 18:09 rcsinfo
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 882 2009-01-12 19:02 rcsinfo,v
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 2255 2009-04-26 18:09 taginfo
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 2488 2009-01-12 19:02 taginfo,v
-rw-rw-r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 5 2009-08-05 13:49 val-tags
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 1481 2009-04-26 18:09 verifymsg
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1714 2009-01-12 19:02 verifymsg,v

..and here the listing for the repository which ISN'T working:
steve@rc-dev:/var/lib/cvsd/cvsrepo1/CVSROOT$ ls -l
total 132
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 495 2010-06-30 12:20 checkoutlist
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 730 2010-06-30 12:20 checkoutlist,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1232 2010-06-30 12:20 commitinfo
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1467 2010-06-30 12:20 commitinfo,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 4082 2010-06-30 12:20 config
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 4317 2010-06-30 12:20 config,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 602 2010-06-30 12:20 cvswrappers
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 837 2010-06-30 12:20 cvswrappers,v
drwxrwxr-x 2 cvsd cvsd 4096 2010-06-30 12:20 Emptydir
-rw-rw-r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 0 2010-06-30 12:20 history
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1872 2010-06-30 12:20 loginfo
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 2107 2010-06-30 12:20 loginfo,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1151 2010-06-30 12:20 modules
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1386 2010-06-30 12:20 modules,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 876 2010-06-30 12:20 notify
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1111 2010-06-30 12:20 notify,v
-r-------- 1 cvsd cvsd 35 2010-06-30 12:57 passwd
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 922 2010-06-30 12:20 postadmin
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1157 2010-06-30 12:20 postadmin,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1105 2010-06-30 12:20 postproxy
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1340 2010-06-30 12:20 postproxy,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1898 2010-06-30 12:20 posttag
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 2133 2010-06-30 12:20 posttag,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 957 2010-06-30 12:20 postwatch
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1192 2010-06-30 12:20 postwatch,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1203 2010-06-30 12:20 preproxy
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1438 2010-06-30 12:20 preproxy,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 649 2010-06-30 12:20 rcsinfo
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 884 2010-06-30 12:20 rcsinfo,v
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 2255 2010-06-30 12:20 taginfo
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 2490 2010-06-30 12:20 taginfo,v
-rw-rw-r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 0 2010-06-30 12:20 val-tags
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1481 2010-06-30 12:20 verifymsg
-r--r--r-- 1 cvsd cvsd 1716 2010-06-30 12:20 verifymsg,v

jazzl0ver

Not sure, but you can't specify several roots for one cvs instance. Configure another inetd instance:
1. Add new port number/description into /etc/services, like:
cvspserver2 2402/tcp
2. Add a line to your inetd config:
cvspserver2 stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/cvs --allow-root=/var/lib/cvsd/cvsrepo1 pserver
3. Restart inetd

stevelopez

ASKER

I thought the --allow-root= option allows you to specify more than one root for an instance of pserver.

http://comsci.liu.edu/~murali/cvs/pserver.htm (see the NOTE in step 6)

stevelopez

ASKER

Note: I also swapped the --allow-root and put the original path as the second repository and am still able to access the original repository. I did this to make sure I wasn't hitting the issue in which limitations regarding the lengh of the inetd.conf commands can cause problems.

also, here's another reference to allowing multiple roots in one pserver instance: http://www.gjt.org/mlist/jcvs/msg00772.html

jazzl0ver

I quickly checked latest cvs version (1.2.13) sources and did not find possibility to specify root twice or more times. You may check your version sources, just to be safe.

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jazzl0ver

glad, that i was wrong :) sorry for messing you