Re: Why "co" locked by server after the repository moving to another PC?

[Mark D. Baushke]

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Sam Song <address@hidden> writes:

> I met the problem when I tryied to checkout the
> repository moving to another PC(RED HAT 7.0). The
> repository worked fine locally on RED HAT 7.3. How
> come it didn't work right just removing to new home?
> 
>  address@hidden root]# cvs -d
> :pserver:address@hidden:/cvsroot login
> Logging in to :pserver:address@hidden:2401/cvsroot
> CVS password:
> address@hidden root]# cvs -z3 -d
> :pserver:address@hidden:/cvsroot co -P
> dmtxxzd-u-boot
> cvs server: Updating dmtxxzd-u-boot
> cvs server: failed to create lock directory in
> repository `/cvsroot/dmtxxzd-u-boot': Permission
> denied
> cvs server: failed to obtain dir lock in repository
> `/cvsroot/dmtxxzd-u-boot'
> cvs [server aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
> address@hidden root]#
> 
> How to solve this? I searched archive but didn't get
> the nice message. If this is a FAQ, pls point out it
> to me.

https://ccvs.cvshome.org/fom/cache/92.html

It is likey to be ownership and group problems of your /cvsroot
directory.

        -- Mark
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