The only time you should use a local CVSROOT is when using "cvs init"
cvs -d c:/cvs init After that, CVSROOT should start with :ntserver: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi all, > > I'm just starting with cvs and have tried out the local mode using wincvs. (works > perfectly fine) > > Now I'm switching to ntserver and I'm running into problems creating a new > repository on the server machine. > Scenario 1: > Using cvsnt 1.11.1.2 Build 41, WinCVS 1.3 > Trying WinCVS with "Create new Repository" and the following settings: > authentication: ntserver > path: c:/mpk/cvs/nt > host address: cm-service > user name: (blank) > CVSROOT: @cm-service:c:/mpk/cvs/nt > > creates an output: > cvs -d :ntserver:@cm-service:c:/mpk/cvs/nt init > > *****CVS exited normally with code 1***** > > when I use the command string in a DOS-Box on my client machine: > cvs -d :ntserver:cm-service:c:/mpk/cvs/nt init > I get the following message: > Bad repository root c:/mpk/cvs/nt > > Scenario 2: > in the CVSNT-Service window I added a new "Valid Repository Root" c:\mpk\cvs on the > machine cm-service. Was successful, CVS-dir is created, so should work fine. > using an import command from Wincvs 1.3 to this repository causes an exit with code > 1, which means a problem > > again, when I use cvs import -I ! -I CVS -m 1 ringbuffer avendor arelease from the > command line in the dos box (ringbuffer is a subdir of my actual location on my > local disk) > I get again this "bad repository root c:/mpk/cvs" > > Is it a problem of variables on my machine (I set the CVSROOT-Variable as "set > CVSROOT :ntserver:cm-service:c:/mpk/cvs")? I can ping the cm-service machine and I > have normal user rights. > > When I install the CVSNT on my local machine and access it via :ntserver: I get the > same problems as described above. > > Thanks in advance, > > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Cvsnt mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt _______________________________________________ Cvsnt mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt
