[cvsnt] not a valid editor of the file

[Gerhard Fiedler]

Sumanjit Kaur Brar wrote:

> I am also facing similar problem. When I try to take an edit for the
> file, cvs server refuses and shows that another user has taken it for
> editing. 
> [...]
> I tried using reserved edit, force edit but nothing worked. Can I
> forcibly unedit the file from server end or do I have to ask the user to
> explicitly unedit the file.

If the file is mergeable, it shouldn't have the option for exclusive
editing set. If it isn't, you definitely need to talk to the user, as
editing such a file concurrently will make the life of one (or both, or
others still) very difficult.

Gerhard