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To check for cvs with pserver configuration:

• – Check that xinetd is installed
• – Check file /etc/xinetd.d/cvspserver
  It should look like this:

  service cvspserver
  {
  port = 2401
  socket_type = stream
  protocol = tcp
  wait = no
  user = root
  passenv = PATH
  server = /usr/local/bin/cvs
  server_args = -f –allow-root=/opt/cvs pserver
  }

• – Check that cvsnt is where the xinetd file (above) says it is
  (/usr/local/bin/cvs in this example)
• – Check the cvs path (/opt/cvs in this example)
• $ telnet cvsserver 2401 (or whatever port is specified in /etc/xinet.d/cvspserver file)
• – Check the cvs passwd file in /opt/cvs/cvsroot folder.
  It should have an entry for the user.
• – If the user is not in the cvs passwd file (in example: /opt/cvs/cvsroot/passwd)
  add the user with:

  $ cvs passwd -a user (it will ask for a password)

See http://devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/cvs/cvs_admin_nt.htm#pserver for more info.

To get the list of files included in
a particular cvs commit use this:

cvs -q log -SR -r@{commitid}

To get the list of files changed between
tags use this:

cvs -q rdiff -s -r TAG1 [-r TAG2] module

If TAG2 is omitted, the current version is used.

To get a list of files changed since “date”:

cvs history -c -a -D [date]

where [date] can be 2008-12-19 or 12/19/2008