[cvsnt] waiting for xxx's lock in xxx

[Ian Epperson]

With the older servers (not using a lock server), locks are created with
lock files.  If you have impersonation turned on (as we do), and the
permissions aren't set correctly, you may find that a lock file is created
on a users behalf, but then the lock file cannot be deleted on the users
behalf.

Upgrading the server will not delete the locks in your repository.  That
will have to be done manually.  To ensure that no one is actually using it
at the time, it's a good idea to shut down the server before clearing the
locks.

__________

I should have known better than to trust the logic of a half-sized
thermocapsulary dehousing assister...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Kynaston [mailto:AKynaston at novell.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 8:11 AM
> To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org; zhouqis at yahoo.com.cn
> Subject: Re: [cvsnt] waiting for xxx's lock in xxx
> 
> 
> A lock happens whenever CVS requires exclusive access to files in the
> repository - if the lock is still there, it means one of two things:
> 
> 1.  Some one else is in the repository doing something at that same
> moment.
> 2.  The last time you did an operation in CVS you didnt' let it
> complete the operation (Ctrl+C)
> 
> If you know that you're the only one that will be writing to that
> location in the repositoy, I've found you can safely delete the lock
> files.  Has any one found otherwise?
> 
> Aaron Kynaston
> akynaston at novell.com
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> 
> >>> SamZhou <zhouqis at yahoo.com.cn> 04/10/03 05:15AM >>>
> Hello,
> 
>   When i commit a file into my CVSServer(NT server or pserver),
>   Server give me a message "waiting for xxx's lock in xxx"(repeat) and
> 
>   can not commit.
> 
>   This problem still exist after upgrade to 2.0.0
> 
>   Could you help me solve the problem?
> 
> Thanks
> SamZhou
> 
> -----------------
> Client: WinCVS 1.3.12.1 beta 12 (build 1):
> Server: CVSNT 1.11.1.3 and CVSNT 2.0.0
> 
> Message from WinCVS 1.3.12.1 beta 12 (build 1):
> >>
> CVSROOT: CVSServer:/INF (NT server services)
> 
> cvs commit -m "add dcr into package" DataModule.dpk (in directory
> G:\ClientINF\INF\Source\Data\DataModule\)
> 
> cvs server: [18:39:26] waiting for CVSServer's lock in
> E:/CVSRoot/INF/ClientINF/INF/Source/Data/DataModule
> >>
> 
> 
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