cvs [pserver aborted]: bad auth protocol start:

[mmerlone]

I am trying to set up a cvs server on Ubuntu 7.10. I just

aptitude install cvs
When trying to connect from the client (Eclipse plataform) it gets connection refused, so I think I should run the server:

root@marte:~# /usr/sbin/cvs-pserver
(just after I press return here)
cvs [pserver aborted]: bad auth protocol start:
root@marte:~#

If I run manually I get exaclty the same:


root@marte:~# /usr/bin/cvs -b /usr/bin --allow-root=/var/lib/cvs pserver
(just after I press return here)
cvs [pserver aborted]: bad auth protocol start:
root@marte:~#

The odd thing is that the error message just appears when I press return after the command.
I searched google and those forums but none got a clue of what is going on. Or am I misunderstanding everything? Can anyone please help1?

Thanks in advance.

[a9k3d]

From man cvs

The cvs server and pserver commands are used to provide repository access to remote clients and expect a client conversation on stdin & stdout. Typically these commands are launched from inetd or via ssh (see node `Remote repositories' in the CVS manual).

The current version doesn't setup up inetd or xinetd. From /usr/share/doc/cvs:

For reference, a typical entry in inetd.conf would be:

cvspserver stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/cvs-pserver

The number 400 in the "nowait.400" section above configures the
allowed respawn rate in inetd, in invocations per minute. The default
value for the respawn rate is 40; if you expect to use the pserver a
lot (e.g. for large checkins or via scripts), it is recommended that
you add this piece of configuration also, maybe using an even larger
value.

-- Steve McIntyre <93sam@debian.org> Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:35:08 +0000