Re: Failied to access the CVS repository

[MEI-XING ZHAO]

Larry Jones wrote:
> MEI-XING ZHAO writes:
>
> > $ cvs log file1
> > can't create temporary directory /tmp/root/cvs-serv4896
> > Permission denied
>
>
> You don't have permission to create subdirectories in /tmp/root (on the
> server), which is apparently where you have the server's temp directory
> set to:
>
>         <https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.19/cvs_2.html#SEC37>

Thanks for your reply Larry. You are correct about the problem. I found 
I can access the CVS repository locally(on the same server) OK. But run 
cvs command remotely still not working. I am not sure where the 
/tmp/root set set. It use to be just create the temp files on /tmp. From 
the link you provided, I am still not sure how to set the temp dir so 
the client cvs will use this setting. I feel somehow the system sets the 
temp dir to /tmp/root. Here is ar paragraph from the CVS manual about 
$TMPDIR:
"Directory in which temporary files are located. The CVS server uses 
TMPDIR. See section Global options, for a description of how to specify 
this. Some parts of CVS will always use `/tmp' (via the tmpnam function 
provided by the system)."

I tried to set TMPDIR, but it only applies to client not the server. Not 
sure where in the CVS uses '/tmp', I think maybe this is messed up to 
become '/tmp/root'. Anyidea as how to fix this problem?

Thanks,
Mei
> -Larry Jones
>
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