How to install CVS on centOS / RHEL 5

Here I am trying to guide you, to install CVS within a few minutes without any hassle. here we go.......


Install cvs

yum install cvs

Logged in as root

Add group cvs

# groupadd cvs

Add user cvs

#useradd -g cvs cvs

Create repository

cvs -d /path_to_repository init

Change ownership of cvs repository to cvs

chown cvs:cvs /Path_to_cvsroot

cat /etc/services and check is there followings exist

cvspserver 2401/tcp #CVS Pserver
cvspserver 2401/udp #CVS PServer
If not add them into /etc/services

Edit /etc/xinetd.d/cvs

service cvspserver

{

disable = no

port = 2401

socket_type = stream

protocol = tcp

wait = no

user = root

passenv = PATH

server = /usr/bin/cvs

env = HOME=/path_to_repository

server_args = -f --allow-root=/path_to_repository pserver

bind = Your Host IP Address

}

Edit /etc/profile and add following entry

export CVSROOT=/path_to_repository

Then restart the xinetd

/etc/init.d/xinetd restart

Create passwd file within /path_to_repository/CVSROOT

Use this perl script to generate encrypted strings.(This was found on internet and I used it as my encryptor )

#!/usr/bin/perl

srand (time());

my $randomstring = "(int (rand (26)) + (int (rand (1) + .5) % 2 ? 65 : 97))";

my $saltstring = sprintf ("%c%c", eval $randomstring, eval $randomstring);

my $plainstring = welcome;

my $cryptedstring = crypt ($plainstring, $saltstring);

print "${cryptedstring}\n";

vi /path_to_repository/CVSROOT/passwd and add users as following.

username1:ORJIY/stJFRag:cvs
username2:ORJIY/stJFRag:cvs
...........................

Change the permission of the passwd file
chmod 400 /path_to_repository/CVSROOT/passwd

When Trying to checkout a project from CVS you may receive this error message

cvs checkout: failed to create lock directory for `path_to_repository/Project1'

Edit the CVSROOT/config and uncomment the LockDir and supply a valid path for LockDir . Assign 775 permission to that directory.