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Tony - Here is a patch to edit.c for this problem. I think that I have seen
this
with cvs export also, but I need to confirm.
John Goehringer
diff -c edit-patched/edit.c edit-orig/edit.c
*** edit-patched/edit.c Wed Apr 10 19:00:12 2002
--- edit-orig/edit.c Thu Mar 07 00:41:44 2002
***************
*** 500,506 ****
err += start_recursion (check_fileproc, (FILESDONEPROC) NULL,
(DIRENTPROC) NULL, (DIRLEAVEPROC) NULL, NULL,
argc, argv, local, W_LOCAL, 0, 0, (char
*)NULL,
! 0, (current_parsed_root->isremote) ? NULL :
verify_write);
#ifdef CLIENT_SUPPORT
if (current_parsed_root->isremote)
--- 500,506 ----
err += start_recursion (check_fileproc, (FILESDONEPROC) NULL,
(DIRENTPROC) NULL, (DIRLEAVEPROC) NULL, NULL,
argc, argv, local, W_LOCAL, 0, 0, (char
*)NULL,
! 0, verify_write);
#ifdef CLIENT_SUPPORT
if (current_parsed_root->isremote)
***************
*** 717,723 ****
err = start_recursion (edit_fileproc, (FILESDONEPROC) NULL,
(DIRENTPROC) NULL, (DIRLEAVEPROC) NULL, NULL,
argc, argv, local, W_LOCAL, 0, 0, (char *)NULL,
! 0, (current_parsed_root->isremote) ? NULL : verify_write);
err += send_notifications (argc, argv, local);
}
--- 717,723 ----
err = start_recursion (edit_fileproc, (FILESDONEPROC) NULL,
(DIRENTPROC) NULL, (DIRLEAVEPROC) NULL, NULL,
argc, argv, local, W_LOCAL, 0, 0, (char *)NULL,
! 0, verify_write);
err += send_notifications (argc, argv, local);
}
***************
*** 884,890 ****
err = start_recursion (unedit_fileproc, (FILESDONEPROC) NULL,
(DIRENTPROC) NULL, (DIRLEAVEPROC) NULL, NULL,
argc, argv, local, W_LOCAL, 0, 0, (char *)NULL,
! 0, (current_parsed_root->isremote) ? NULL : verify_write);
err += send_notifications (argc, argv, local);
--- 884,890 ----
err = start_recursion (unedit_fileproc, (FILESDONEPROC) NULL,
(DIRENTPROC) NULL, (DIRLEAVEPROC) NULL, NULL,
argc, argv, local, W_LOCAL, 0, 0, (char *)NULL,
! 0, verify_write);
err += send_notifications (argc, argv, local);
"Jones, David G" <DavidG.Jones at gbr.xerox.com> wrote in message
news:5158BC6D771ED3118D6200508B2C2722395BAD at gbrxmsms01.bh.gbr.xerox.com...
> How on earth did you find that out! Anyway, problem solved (well, worked
> around, anyway)!
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Goehringer [mailto:jgoehrin at sct.com]
> Sent: 10 June 2002 19:59
> To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook
> Subject: Re: [Cvsnt] .perms file error msg "cannot open ... Permission
> Denied"
>
>
> I've run into this before. The client side execution of the edit
> command ends up forming file names using the repository,
> and ends up looking for the optional .perms file.
>
> If the repository has a drive in the specification that maps to an
> offline device on the client (like an empty CD-ROM), you get
> the Permission denied error.
>
> A quick workaround is to insert a data cd in the cd-rom drive.
>
> I think another possible workaround with the latest cvsnt server
> is to enable the repository prefix. With the prefix in place the
> client does not have the D:, and the file specs formed default to
> looking at the current drive.
>
> John Goehringer
>
> "Eric Weidl" <weidl at intersites.com> wrote in message
> news:4.3.2.7.2.20020610104939.00b986a8 at pop3.amicomm.net...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have the same problem and reported it about a week ago to the list. To
> > date, I haven't seen any responses on the list.
> >
> > One item of note, no one else using the server has the problem, only
> > myself. That leads me to think it is an issue with my local machine,
> > although the error itself indicates a problem on the server.
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > >Hi, when I do cvs edits I get a stream of messages similar to:
> > >cvs edit: cannot open d:\cvs\dev/a/b/c/d/e/f/.perms: Permission denied
> > >cvs edit: cannot open d:\cvs\dev/a/b/c/d/e/.perms: Permission denied
> > >cvs edit: cannot open d:\cvs\dev/a/b/c/d/.perms: Permission denied
> > >...etc
> > >
> > >from winCVS (and indeed from the command line). I've seen lots of talk
> of
> > >problems with .perms files on this list (usu. because someone's being
> denied
> > >access to files), but is anyone else having the same problems?
> > >
> > >I'm still able to do all the necessary cvs operations but I get all
these
> > >errors. I'm using 1.11.1.3 b57d on both client and server, although
the
> > >repos were originally created with 1.11.1.2 and the messages only
started
> > >when I got a beta 1.3 cvs client.
> > >
> > >There are no .perms files in my repos - should I do something special
to
> > >re-create my repos with the latest cvs server?
> > >
> > >Any help gratefully received
> > >
> > >thanks,
> > >
> > >Dave
> > >
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