Re: problem with lock file when committing file

[Julian Opificius]

Todd Denniston wrote:
> Julian Opificius wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
>
> > No, my primary heartache is the intended location of the lock file in
> > the message, which is not where my configuration keeps lock files - I
> > use /var/lock for that so I can use pserver to prevent unlogged write
> > access to the repository.
> >
> > Julian.
> > ====================
> >
> >
> > > On 01/08/05, Julian Opificius <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
>
> > > > 6. I try to to check in changed file, and get ...
> > > > cvs [commit aborted]: could not open lock file
> > > > "`/usr/local/cvsroot/JPL069/PL069/FPGA/PL069_V01/,arinc_interface.vhd,':
> > > > Permission denied"
> > > > Which is a real problem, because I have CVS server configured to put log
> > > > files in /var/log/cvs, not /usr/local/cvsroot.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone give me insight into what we're doing wrong here?
>
>
> Q1) is $CVSROOT ~=/usr/local/cvsroot/ ?
Yes, it is exactly /usr/local/cvsroot.

> Q2) did you edit $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/config {to mod the LockDir variable} in
> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/
 or did you do a `cvs -d $CVSROOT checkout CVSROOT` and
> edit it in the checked out location then do a checkin? Note that except for
> the password file, the second method (`cvs checkout CVSROOT`) is the way all
> the files in $CVSROOT/CVSROOT should be edited.
Yes, I did the latter.

> Q3) did you do a checkin in $CHECKOUTPATH/CVSROOT?
I don't understand this question.
> Q4) was this helpful at all?
Absolutely, except Q4.

Bear in mind we're using WinCVS client on Windows, we're not using Xnix 
clients.

Thanks,

Julian.
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