[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: cannot create_adm_p
From: |
Larry Jones |
Subject: |
Re: cannot create_adm_p |
Date: |
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:32:51 -0400 (EDT) |
Stephen Morley writes:
>
> I'm installing cvs on a new server and want to start using pserver. I'm
> getting the following error when I try to use any cvs command:
> ~/test
> [13:34:47]$cvs checkout shared-tcl
> cannot create_adm_p /tmp/cvs-serv25355/shared-tcl
> Permission denied
[...]
> I have cvs running setuid and owned by root so I don't know why it would get
> Permission denied and anyway /tmp is globally writtable.
CVS only runs as root long enough to validate the username and password
sent by the client; as soon as it's done that, it changes user to run as
the client user. What are the ownership and permissions of the
directory in the error message?
-Larry Jones
I'm so disappointed. -- Calvin