CVS on fedora core 2: permission denied on cvs import

[Mike Klinke]

On Wednesday 15 September 2004 22:41, Hanny Tidore wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to use cvs and encountered the following
> error when I try to perform cvs import:
> Cannot access /home/cvsowner/cvsrepository/CVSROOT
> Permission denied
>
> I can use cvs login and login to cvs successfully. I
> can also checkout the CVSROOT using cvsowner userid.
>
> I have added the following file under CVSROOT:
> - writers
> - readers
>
> Here is my config:
> 1. File permission
> /home/cvsowner/cvsrepository
> drwxr-xr-x  3 cvsowner cvs 4096 Sep 15 16:09
> cvsrepository
>
> /home/cvsowner/cvsrepository/CVSROOT
> drwxrwxr-x  3 cvsowner cvs 4096 Sep 16 11:05 CVSROOT
>
> 2. CVSROOT/writers and CVSROOT/readers contain the
> following line
> ht
>
> 3. /etc/group has the following entry
> cvs:x:501:ht
>
> 4. user ht has the following entry in .bashrc
> CVSROOT=:pserver:ht at testsystem:/home/cvsowner/cvsrepository
> export CVSROOT
>
> 5. user cvsowner has the following entry in .bashrc
> CVSROOT=:local:/home/cvsowner/cvsrepository
> export CVSROOT
>
> Thanks for the help.
> Hanny
>

It looks like a permissions problem somwhere, are you using the -f 
paramater in your xinetd?   You can also use the -t (trace) 
parameter to get a more detailed info. Your best bet for detailed 
CVS questions like this is the CVS e-mail list:

http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

(Be sure to include the exact command and error you are receiving in 
your email messages.)

and the archives are here:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-cvs/


If you haven't discovered it yet the on-line manual is here:

https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs.html

Regards, Mike Klinke