Re: [viewvc-users] OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

On 04/29/2013 05:11 PM, Matt Schemmer wrote:
> I couldn't find anything else on Google that was this specific, so I was
> looking to revive this. I'm having the exact same error when going to
> http://myserver/viewvc on a RANCID setup. I tried to follow the guide
> linked by Shrubbery for Redhat/Centos. I'm using Centos 6.3.
> 
> I'm far from a Linux admin, so it might be something simple. In the
> viewvc.conf, I get this error when trying to set root_parents to
> /home/rancid/var/CVS: cvs. If I comment out this line, and go to the
> ViewVC URL, it loads, but the repository list is of course blank. I'm not
> sure where the "default" repository directory is (if there is one.

I've not used RANCID myself, but I get the impression (via searching 'round
the 'Net) that the .../rancid/var/CVS directory is not the parent of a bunch
of CVS repositories, but is itself a CVS repository.  If that's true, then
"root_parents" is the wrong option to use.  You should use "cvs_roots" instead.

   cvs_roots = Rancid: /apps/rancid/var/CVS
   default_root = Rancid

I've also seen RANCID problems in the past come up on this list which were
only solved by also setting:

   use_rcsparse = 1

It would be helpful to have more information to work with than merely the
fact that you got this error. For example, the full stack trace of the error
would be super handy if you can get it.

-- 
C. Michael Pilato <[email protected]>
CollabNet   <>   www.collab.net   <>   Enterprise Cloud Development

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