Error in trying to checkout directories

[Brown, Bob]

I am using WinCVS 1.2 
 
When I try to do a checkout module, it grabs all of the files 
from the module just fine (supportsite) but it always fails on 
the sub directories with this error message. 
 
    cvs server: Updating supportsite/docs/DFA_info 
    cvs server: failed to create lock directory in repository  
                `/build/cvs/supportsite/docs/DFA_info': Permission denied 
    cvs server: failed to obtain dir lock in repository  
                `/build/cvs/supportsite/docs/DFA_info' 
    cvs [server aborted]: read lock failed - giving up 
 
 
The stranger thing yet is that it works for me and a co-working in our 
local office but it fails for two co-workers in a different office. 
 
What permissions is it looking at? (I do have access to the repository) 
What settings do I need to change to get it to work? 
 
 Bob