Re: cvs pserver with too much "--allow-root=..." arguments?!

[Todd Denniston]

address@hidden wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I run 17 cvs repositories by using 17 "--allow-root=CVSROOT" arguments
> in my inetd.conf. Problem: When trying to use more repositories (e.g.
> 21), the additional repositories aren't accessible via pserver.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sebastian Schwerdhoefer

You have run into the dreaded [x]inet command line length limitation.

It can be solved by using a shell script to pass your options instead of 
[x]inet.
see the following for help:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=inetd+run+a+%22shell+script%22&submit=Search%21&idxname=info-cvs&max=10&result=normal&sort=score
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-cvs/2001-07/msg00568.html

I think that the info contained in Larry's email should probably be included 
in either the Multiple repositories section[1] or the "Trouble making a 
connection to a CVS server" section[2], but I do not have time now to make a 
patch.

A similar but probably less secure script was submitted once by Gary Young:

>> On Thu, Apr 27, 2000 at 11:34:49AM -0700, Gary Young wrote:
>
>>> > I point inetd.conf at a script:
>>> >
>>> > #!/bin/sh
>>> > /usr/bin/cvs \
>>> >   `ls -d /cm/vault/* \
>>> >    | sed '1,$s/.*/--allow-root=&/'` \
>>> >   pserver
>>> >
>>> > I have my repositories in /cm/vault.

[1] http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.21/cvs_2.html#SEC22
[2] http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.21/cvs_21.html#SEC189