Re: cannot rename file ,foo, to foo,v: Permission denied

[Larry Jones]

King Chung Yu writes:
> 
> My local machine is Linux.  I created my CVS repository on a file
> server (also Linux) mounted through Samba.  (yes, Samba server on the
> file server, and Samba client on my local machine).

Why in heaven's name would you do that?!?  Run a CVS server on the
server machine instead and use client/server CVS; it will save you no
end of grief.

> The problem is, a file added by another developer CANNOT be
> modified/committed by me.  I got the error message:
> 
> cvs [commit aborted]: cannot rename file ,foo, to foo,v: Permission
> denied

Samba uses DOS/Windows permissions, which are quite different from Unix
permissions, and mapping back and forth doesn't quite work from CVS's
viewpoint.  If you insist on proceding down this rocky and highly unsafe
path, there are (or at least used to be) some tips on the Samba web site
for configuring it correctly for CVS.

-Larry Jones

I can do that!  It's a free country!  I've got my rights! -- Calvin