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Re: CVS Repositories backup ?
From: |
Max Bowsher |
Subject: |
Re: CVS Repositories backup ? |
Date: |
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:22:21 +0100 |
address@hidden wrote:
> Thanks Max, Is there a CVS unlock ? What is the process for it ?
Why don't you download the package and see? It has a man page.
Max.
> address@hidden wrote:
>> My CVS is not a "pserver" type installation/setup.
>> It's being accessed 24/7.
>> I want to a clean backup every night, With out any file
> discrepancies,
>> i.e. i want to have a exclusive lock for write(commit changes) into
> the
>> repository. People can be checking out projects/files/etc but they
>> should not be able to check in stuff while i am backing the
> directories.
>> I have read about the #cvs.lock, #cvs.rfl, #cvs.wfl. If use this then
> i
>> have to lock each directory and any "N" directories under it.
>> Please advice if it's the only option.
>> If so are there any pre tested scripts for locking and releasing lock
> .
>
> There is cvslock:
>
> ftp://riemann.iam.uni-bonn.de/pub/users/roessler/cvslock/
>
>
> Note, it doesn't understand the LockDir CVSROOT/config option.
>
>
> Max.