I have been getting this for at least two days: [matthew@zeut src]$ cvs -v Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.2 (client/server)
[matthew@zeut src]$ cvs -z3 -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/projects/cvsroot co -P pgsql [...] cvs server: Updating pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/ascii_and_mic cvs server: failed to create lock directory for `/projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/ascii_and_mic' (/projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/ascii_and_mic/#cvs.lock): Permission denied cvs server: failed to obtain dir lock in repository `/projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/ascii_and_mic' cvs [server aborted]: read lock failed - giving up ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org