[cvsnt] Re: CvsLock Server

[Tony Hoyle]

On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:05:22 +0100, Bo Berglund wrote:


> As a follow-up:
> Are the clients really involved in the locking process? I would
> believe not since this is really a server issue. Nevertheless I wonder
> why if the lockserver is not meant to be interacting with the clients
> it still works through a published TCP port (2402)?
> Seems illogical to me.
> But I may have understood it all completely wrong also...
> 
In local mode they are, but not in client/server mode.

Port 2402 was chosen because it's close to 2401, no other reason.  You can
change it with no ill effects.

Tony