CVS checkout problems with cvsweb

[john heasley]

Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 04:45:33PM -0700, Netmanager:
> Hello All,
> 
> I've set up RANCID before with no problems, but I'm 
> setting it up on a new box with the latest OS version (OS 
> X 10.4), and it is retrieving configs, but cvsweb gives 
> the following error when I click the "download" link to 
> retrive the config.
> 
> -------------
> Error: Unexpected output from cvs co: cvs [checkout 
> aborted]: Absolute module reference invalid: 
> `/test/configs/cisco-core-6500-ssl.mycompany.com'
> Check whether the directory 
> /opt/local/var/rancid/CVS/CVSROOT exists and the script 
> has write-access to the CVSROOT/history file if it exists.
> The script needs to place lock files in the directory the 
> file is in as well.
> -------------
> 
> CVS and CVS/CVSROOT exists, I changed permissions and file 
> ownership but nothing.  I'm puzzled that it seems to say 
> `/test/configs/cisco-core-6500-ssl.mycompany.com' is an 
> "absolute module reference".  The correct absolute path is 
> contained in the html link, pasted here:
> 
> http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/test/configs/cisco-core-6500-ssl.mycompany.com?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain
> 
> My cvsweb.conf has:
> 
> %CVSROOT = (
>             'Development' => '/opt/local/var/rancid/CVS'

I dont think you want 'CVS' there.  note, the v 3.0.5 has a different format
for this line; i dont know what you're using or whats most recent.