Re: admin -kb creates lock files?

[Jim Hyslop]

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Martin Jørgensen wrote:
> Today I did a lot (at least a couple) of cvs admin -kb on some graphic
> files. Since I can't directly login to the server with ssh, I have to
> depend on the support from where my repository is located.
> 
> So I got this (first time ever I see this):
> 
> $ cvs -q update -dP
> cvs server: [03:37:36] waiting for cvs's lock in /usr/local/cvs/
> s022826/bachelor2006/report/2D_model
> ^Ccvs [update aborted]: received interrupt signal
> 
> And I had to break with ctrl+C. Any idea how this can happen? It should
> not happen I think - and annoying that I have to contact the
> support-department. Perhaps suggestions on how to avoid this in the future?

This is not the same type of lock as you get with 'cvs admin -L'. These
are concurrent locks, used to prevent corruption if two people access
the repository at the same time. See
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.21/cvs_10.html#SEC87 for more
information.

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