From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri May 15 07:37:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA03092 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Fri, 15 May 1998 07:37:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from antipodes.cdrom.com ([210.145.37.178]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA03080 for ; Fri, 15 May 1998 07:37:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@antipodes.cdrom.com) Received: from antipodes.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by antipodes.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id GAA00514; Fri, 15 May 1998 06:33:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199805151333.GAA00514@antipodes.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Andreas Klemm cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: nfs exported FreeBSD cvs repository, mounted on client, update problems In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 15 May 1998 10:41:11 +0200." <19980515104111.16534@hightek.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 06:33:29 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Hi ! > > I have one machine (server) carrying the FreeBSD cvs repository. > This machine exports the cvs tree to several FreeBSD client machines. > > On the server: > /etc/exports: > /export -alldirs client1 client2 > > On the clients I use the automounter. > Client setup: > ln -s /host/server/export/ncvs /home/ncvs > setenv CVSROOT /home/ncvs > > Then I try to update my sources on the client: > > root@client1 [150] [/usr/src] cvs update -P > cvs update: Updating . > cvs update: failed to create lock directory in repository `/home/ncvs/src': Permission denied > cvs update: failed to obtain dir lock in repository `/home/ncvs/src' > cvs [update aborted]: read lock failed - giving up > > Is there a way to avoid this lock ? cvs -R Naturally, avoid doing this while CVSup is running. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message