Hi, I am using 11 repositories on my cvs server, I had the same problem before. Solution: Put this line into /etc/inetd.conf
cvspserver stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/cvs/bin/runcvs runcvs is shell script file (change the location according to your installation, and chmod +x) runcvs file: -------------- copy here ------------------------ #!/bin/sh /usr/local/cvs/bin/cvs \ --allow-root=/repository1 \ --allow-root=/repository2 \ --allow-root=/repository2 \ --allow-root=/repository3 \ --allow-root=/repository4 \ --allow-root=/repository5 \ --allow-root=/repository6 \ --allow-root=/repository7 \ --allow-root=/repository8 \ --allow-root=/repository9 \ --allow-root=/repository10 \ --allow-root=/repository11 \ pserver ------------------------------------------------------ Regards baris [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 5:07 PM Subject: Example of invoking "cvs pserver" from shell script > >From the Cederqvist, section 2.9.3.1 "Setting up the server for > password authentication": > > "Unfortunately, many versions of inetd have very small limits on the > number of arguments and/or the total length of the command. The usual > solution to this problem is to have inetd run a shell script which then > invokes CVS with the necessary arguments." > > Which is exactly the problem I find myself in - the addition of our > sixth repository puts the command over the limit for our version of > inetd. I was wondering if there were any examples anywhere of the > solution given in the manual. > > Finally, are there any limitations on the number of repositories that > can be run from one CVS server? > > Thanks, > > Kyle Adams > Java Developer > Gordon Food Service > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Info-cvs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs > _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs