Re: Connecting to a CVS-server on port *2402*

[Bill Whiting]

Torben,
If you want to setup multiple pserver processes on a single
host and access each one, then the patch to allow
CVS_CLIENT_PORT will be necessary.

If you only want to change the port used from the default,
then change the port for cvspserver in /etc/services.  The
clients, and inetd will resolve the mapping from there.

//Bill

"Derek R. Price" wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately, with versions of CVS 1.11 and earlier your
> only option is to patch, change the port pserver is
> assigned to in your /etc/services file or whatever it is
> under AIX that you have to do to get a different result
> from getservbyname, or compile a version of CVS after
> changing the value of CVS_AUTH_PORT in src/client.c.
> Unfortunately, except for the patch, you are still stuck
> with the same alternative port every time.
> 
> There _is_ an even better fix if you feel like downloading
> the dev version of the source from the CVS repository.  It
> allows you to specify an alternative port as part of
> CVSROOT.  There's a small issue yet with the treatment of
> the password file, but it's no show stopper and I should
> have it fixed in another day or two.  Of course, you'll
> still have to compile that.
> 
> Derek
> 
> --
> Derek Price                      CVS Solutions Architect ( http://CVSHome.org 
> )
> mailto:address@hidden     OpenAvenue ( http://OpenAvenue.com )
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> ... one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that,
> lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C
> programs.
> 
>         - Robert Firth
> 
> Christensen Torben Bach wrote:
> 
> > Thanks, Derek!
> >
> > But I still wonder if configuring-by-patching really is
> > necessary?
> >
> > I quote from Karl Fogel's CVS-book:
> >
> > "Before running through the steps needed to set up the
> > password server,
> > let's examine how such connections work in the abstract.
> > When a remote CVS
> > client uses the :pserver: method to connect to a
> > repository, the client is
> > actually contacting a specific port number on the server
> > machine -
> > specifically, port number 2401 (which is 49 squared, if
> > you like that sort
> > of thing). Port 2401 is the designated default port for
> > the CVS pserver,
> > although one could arrange for a different port to be
> > used as long as both
> > client and server agree on it. "
> >
> > Sadly, KF doesn't reveal HOW to arrange it...
> >
> > /Torben
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Derek Scherger [mailto:address@hidden
> > > Sent: 11. januar 2001 02:49
> > > To: Torben B. Christensen
> > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > Subject: Re: Connecting to a CVS-server on port *2402*
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Torben B. Christensen" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi there!
> > > >
> > > > All the manuals seems to assume that port 2401 is
> > always used for a
> > > > pserver connection. Well, not on our AIX-box...
> > > >
> > > > So, how do I connect to an alternate port? I know
> > from our WinCvs
> > > > clients that it can be done, but how do I persuade
> > the
> > > standard UNIX-
> > > > client? My best guess would be changing the CVSROOT
> > - just can't
> > > > figure out how...
> > > >
> > > > /Torben B. Christensen
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
> > >
> > > There's a patch floating around that allows you to
> > export
> > > CVS_CLIENT_PORT=2402 before running the client that
> > I've used
> > > with some
> > > success. I've attached the copy I've used which works
> > against CVS
> > > 1.10.x. If I remember right this is from Derek Price
> > at Open Ave.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cheers,
> > > Derek
> > >
> > _____________________________________________________________________
> >
> > > Derek Scherger                         Echologic
> > Software Corporation
> > > mailto:address@hidden
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