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Re: Error in trying to checkout directories
From: |
Alexander Kamilewicz |
Subject: |
Re: Error in trying to checkout directories |
Date: |
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:26:03 -0600 |
"Brown, Bob" wrote:
>
> I am using WinCVS 1.2
>
> When I try to do a checkout module, it grabs all of the files
> from the module just fine (supportsite) but it always fails on
> the sub directories with this error message.
>
> cvs server: Updating supportsite/docs/DFA_info
> cvs server: failed to create lock directory in repository
> `/build/cvs/supportsite/docs/DFA_info': Permission denied
> cvs server: failed to obtain dir lock in repository
> `/build/cvs/supportsite/docs/DFA_info'
> cvs [server aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
>
>
> The stranger thing yet is that it works for me and a co-working in our
> local office but it fails for two co-workers in a different office.
>
> What permissions is it looking at? (I do have access to the repository)
> What settings do I need to change to get it to work?
I've had this problem before, and if I remember correctly, this is
because you don't have write permissions to those directories. i.e.
UNIX filesystem permissions.
I hope that helps!
Alex