Check the documentation:
http://faq.cvshome.org/fom-server/cache/23.html
donald
On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 06:00:32PM -0700, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote:
> When I try to checkout (from WinCVS. Repository is on unix box.) I get this
> error:
>
> cvs server: cannot open /homeroot/.cvsignore: Permission denied
>
> Note 1: /homeroot is the actually home directory for the unix user root.
>
> Note 2: I am not root. I am cvsadmin and the entire software was installed
> as cvsadmin (except where root was needed).
>
> Questions:
> 1. Is the cvsignore file required? The documentation
> did not state that explicitly.
> 2. Where does it belong on unix and the pc?
> 3. Does it need to be on both?
> 4. Why is it going to the /etc/passwd file and using
> root's home directory as a starting point?
>
> Initially, I had this problem on the unix side as well. But I added a
> passwd, readers and writers files to CVSROOT. I have no problems as any
> user on the unix box now where as I was getting this problem on both unix
> and windows before. Is it something particular to the windows side?
>
> I have been fighting this all day and am making no progress. Please help!
>
> Jeanie
>
>
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