[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> I would like to provide a read-only access to it to
> other users (that are not members of me or my group). However, if they
> want to download a project with
>
> cvs -d sun1.vzlu.local:/home/hajek/cvs checkout parsec
>
> cvs fails because it requires write-access to the directories to create
> locks.
> I also created the "readers" and "writers" files in the CVSROOT
> repository
> (/home/hajek/cvs/CVSROOT)
> but it still doesn't work. Is there any way to get this right?
There are two possible solutions to the problem:
1) Give everyone write access to the repository directories and trust
CVS to prevent readers from doing things they shouldn't.
2) Use LockDir in the CVSROOT/config file to put the lock files in a
writable directory rather than in the repository:
<http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.21/cvs_2.html#SEC13>
-Larry Jones
It's SUSIE! It's a GIRL! Santa would understand! -- Calvin
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