#cvs.locks directories multiplying

[John Davin]

I've had this problem for a while, and have googled on it but was unable 
to find anything relevant.

CVS keeps creating #cvs.locks directories in my checkout. It seems to 
create them recursively, and keeps creating more even after I delete them 
manually.  It does this on checkouts on two different computers I have. 
I've never had this problem with cvs before though.

I have cvs version 1.11.17  and 1.11.5 (and that one can not be upgraded 
because it's on a shared cluster which I don't have root on).

Ex, this is what the #cvs.locks look like: 
cvs diff: Diffing .
cvs diff: Diffing #cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing #cvs.locks/#cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing #cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing #cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing #cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing 
#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing 
#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing mydir
cvs diff: Diffing mydir/#cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing mydir/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks
cvs diff: Diffing mydir/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks/#cvs.locks


The directories contain a standard CVS dir, and usually another #cvs.locks 
dir.
Anyone have any ideas?  This is sorta annoying, and I can't switch to 
subversion.

-John