help for pserver

[Alex sheh]

Dear all:
 I setup a cvs server on redhat 6.1 with kernel 2.2.12-20, with shadow file for 
system user authentication, with glibc-2.1.2-11.
I modified /etc/inetd.conf , restarted inetd , and I exec following commands in 
window box ,
 c:> telnet 192.168.90.117 2401 
and typed foo

pserver reply : cvs {pserver aborted]: bad auth protocol start :foo

according cvs manual, pserver should be ok.

but when I login cvs , auth error .
I login on linux box $ cvs -d :pserver:address@hidden:/home/cvsroot 
login
or $ cvs -d :pserver:address@hidden:/home/cvsroot login

all not work.

I have a passwd file at $CVSROOT/CVSROOT with following content:
anonymous:
dev1:**********:alex
dev2::alex

// alex is a real system user, ******* copyed from /etc/shadow and I know its 
cleartext, I try to login by three users, but all fail.

and $CVSROOT file mode is 777 and alex belongs group cvs , who is the owner of 
$CVSROOT, and no $CVS_PASSFILE set and I can use cvs on linux box like this:
$cvs import ****
$cvs co ****

What can I do , if I really want to use pserver.
Do you need more info?

Thanks in advance.

Alex

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