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Re: can't commit! permissions question


From: Larry Jones
Subject: Re: can't commit! permissions question
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 12:40:17 -0400 (EDT)

Schwenk, Jeanie writes:
> 
> Unfortunately, I did not set up the initial repository
> nor did I install cvs.  Are the files supposed to be read-only?

Yes.

> cvs -z9 checkout -P rat (in directory C:\)
> cvs checkout: in directory rat:
> cvs checkout: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory

That looks like the directory you're trying to checkout into (rat)
already exists -- CVS really wants to create it.

> cvs server: failed to create lock directory for
> `/export/cvsroot/rat/scripts' (/export/cvsroot/rat/scripts/#cvs.lock):
> Permission denied

That means that you don't have write permission in the
/export/cvsroot/rat/scripts directory.

> cvs -z9 checkout -P DEV (in directory C:\)
> cvs checkout: in directory dev:
> cvs checkout: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory

Same as above.

> cvs server: failed to create lock directory for
> `/export/cvsroot/systema/environments/dev'
> (/export/cvsroot/systema/environments/dev/#cvs.lock): Permission denied

Ditto.

> cvs server: failed to create lock directory for
> `/export/cvsroot/systema/environments/dev'
> (/export/cvsroot/systema/environments/dev/#cvs.lock): Permission denied

Ditto.

-Larry Jones

I'm getting disillusioned with these New Years. -- Calvin



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