RE: Nooby question: need help with setting CVSROOT="/usr/local/cvs-rep"

[David Leskovac]

> It's working just as designed.  :-)  Variables that stay
> around "permanently" only stay that way as long as you are
> logged in.  I suggest adding it to your .bashrc file in your
> home directory.  UNIX/Linux process that file every time a new
> terminal session is opened and will set it automatically at that
> time as a part of your profile setup. 

You may also want to consider adding the variable to:
/etc/profile or /etc/bashrc

to make $CVSROOT available to all users - if you have permission
to edit those files.

-Dave