Re: my problem: cannot open /root/.cvsignore: Permission Denied

[Larry Jones]

Ryan Grow writes:
> 
> Why does it appear to be trying to access root's home directory, when I am
> specifiying the
> root directory in the -d argument?

Because xinetd is setting $HOME in the pserver's environment to /root
and CVS believes $HOME if it's set instead of figuring it out itself. 
Most likely, $HOME is set in xinetd's environment and it's just passing
it on -- the best thing to do is to fix that.  Alternatively, I believe
you can specify in the xinetd configuration exactly what environment
variables are to be passed on to CVS.

-Larry Jones

I've got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts. -- Calvin