> > > > When I run the following command on a client computer it works as expected: > > > > cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/cvsroot checkout -d . test > >Running CVS as root is nuts. Doing it using pserver doubly so.
Its just a test system, so get over it. > > > However, when I run it on the box that is actually hosting the cvs pserver, > > I get this: > > > > cvs server: existing repository /usr/local/cvsroot does not match > > /usr/local/cvsroot/test > > cvs server: ignoring module test > > checkout really wants to create the directory. The usual advice is to > run the command from one level higher in the tree with a real directory > name rather than ".". that doesn't explain the error message, since the operation works on a client. the question is, what is different when running on the actual host server that might cause this message? _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
