installing cvs server on redhat linux 8.0

[Bruce Douglas]

hi...

New to cvs and redhat 8.0. trying to install a cvs server on redhat 8.0
server. I have the following rpms installed:
        sendmail-8.12.5-7
        sendmail-cf-8.12.5-7
        cvs-1.11.2-5

I'd like to be able to configure the server for both password and anonymous
access if possible.... (but I'll take what I can get!)

I used the following procedure as a guide to install/configure the server:

        edited "/etc/services" to include the line:

                ==>services:cvspserver 2401/tcp # CVS protocol server

        edited "etc/inetd.conf" to include the following lines :

        ==># Allow CVS to be accessed as server in a client/server relationship
        ==>cvspserver stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/cvs
cvs -f -l --allow-root=/raid/cvsroot

        (I DO NOT HAVE THIS. IT SEEMS THAT I DO HAVE "xinetd.conf". I DIDN'T 
MAKE
THIS CHANGE)

        created a new user as "cvs"
        created a new group as "cvs"

        created a repository directory as "/root/cvsroot"

        changed the folder permissions for "cvs"

        ran the following command:
                cvs -d /root/cvsroot init [return]

        ran the following command:
                cvs -d /root/cvsroot checkout CVSROOT [return]


        modified the CVSROOT/config file:

                # Set this to "no" if pserver shouldn't check system 
users/passwords
                SystemAuth=no

                # Set `PreservePermissions' to `yes' to save file status 
information
                # in the repository.
                PreservePermissions=no

                # Set `TopLevelAdmin' to `yes' to create a CVS directory at the 
top
                # level of the new working directory when using the `cvs 
checkout'
                # command.
                TopLevelAdmin=yes


        created /root/CVSROOT/passwd by copying/modifying the /etc/passwd file

        ==>     root:x:cvs
        ==>     test:x:cvs
        ==>     steview:x:cvs


        Run the commands

                cvs -d /raid/cvsroot add /root/CVSROOT/passwd [return]
                cvs -d /raid/cvsroot commit /root/CVSROOT [return]

                (the 2nd command returned the following.....)
                address@hidden test]$ cvs -d /home/cvsroot commit /root/CVSROOT
                cvs [commit aborted]: /home/cvsroot/CVSROOT: Permission denied


At this point I realize that I'm lost...

Can anyone point me to documentation that would guide me through the process
of setting up a CVS server on a Redhat 8.0 machine....

I've tried to review the cvshome.org docs, but I haven't come across the
right section for actually installing the CVS server.... I've performed
searches through google, but i've seen different pieces of information....

I can't afford to screw this up!!!

Any help/assistance would be greatly appreciated....

Thanks

Bruce Douglas
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