Re: Error: cannot open /root/.cvsignore: Permission denied

[Matthias Kranz]

On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 02:00:15PM +0100, Geraint Evans wrote:
> I keep getting the following error whenever I try to do anything:
> 
> "cannot open /root/.cvsignore: Permission denied"
> 
> I am using pserver to access a remote repository.  The error is
> intermittent - sometimes everything works fine and other times I
> can't do anything.  The person who is hosting our server assures me
> that he has not changed any settings on the server.
> 
> Has anyone else come across the same problem and does anyone know
> the solution.

This is an FAQ, also documented here

http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs_21.html#SEC182

Solutions are frequently provided in the archive of this mailing
list.


Cheers,
Matthias
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