text_combined: john reilly jrinconspicuousorg assuming cvspserver actually running try netstat na grep 2401 see make sure firewalling turned added rule hi im setting cvs server redhat 7 box first time try log via telnet account cvs group run cvs login password xxxxx get cvs login aborted connect localhost2401 failed connection refused chkconfig list returns xinetd based services linuxconfweb swat telnet cvspserver cvs user cvsdev1localhost cvsdev1 echo cvsroot pservercvsdev1localhosthomecvsrootrepository cvsdev1localhost cvsdev1 ls la homecvsrootrepository total 12 drwxrws 3 cvs cvs 4096 aug 12 1126 drwxrwx 7 cvs cvs 4096 aug 12 1126 drwxrwsrx 3 cvs cvs 4096 aug 12 1126 cvsroot cvsdev1localhost cvsdev1 start looking thanks justin irish linux users group iluglinuxie httpwwwlinuxiemailmanlistinfoilug unsubscription information list maintainer listmasterlinuxie irish linux users group iluglinuxie httpwwwlinuxiemailmanlistinfoilug unsubscription information list maintainer listmasterlinuxie tue 13 aug 2002 093113 0100 ilug cvs question