[cvsnt] Re: ls -r tag-R module -> "Too many open files"

[Dirk Fieldhouse]

Tony Hoyle wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 16:50:39 +0000 (UTC), fieldhouse at logica.com (Dirk
> Fieldhouse) wrote:

> >cvs server: cannot open c:/repository/pathname/file: Too many open files 
> >
> >and finally 
> >
> >cvs [server aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
> >
> Try using lockserver...  the file based locking needs an open file for every
> directory in the tree - it sounds like you've gone over the limit that win2k
> can cope with.

Thanks Tony. 

Assuming you mean the lock service installed with CVSNT, the CVSNT service
control panel shows it running. 

I get the same results if I turn it off, which would suggest that there is
some reason why the CVSNT service is ignoring the lock server (set up with
defaults, eg port 2402). 

I do see lots of files being created in the CVS temp directory in either
case - does that indicate that the lock service is not being used? And if
so why? I'd be happy to hear anybody's ideas.

/df