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On Wed, 04 Sep 2002 16:17:35 +0000, Benyaker, Lorri wrote: > On D: there is d:\cvs\repos I'm trying to add a repository > called tools.. By using the cvsNT admin tool -> repositories -> Add if I > type in /cvs/repos/tools I get the error can't create the directory.. If I > type in d:\cvs\repos\tools it works fine. However the developers will be > using Unix thus we want the relative path. Something about unix interpreting > the d:\. I have this working using the /cvs/repos/tools definition on > another server (see #2 below) but the other server has the repos area on the > c:\ drive - a thing cvsNT seems emotionally attached to and wants to add it > there anyway. Set a repository prefix to avoid this (or use cvsnt clients on the Unix machines). > > The impersonation key in the registry > is set to 0... This disables user-based file permissions (all access is done as SYSTEM). It's a security risk to do this if your machine is accessible via the internet, however it should be OK over a LAN. > The unix users are access the server via setting up their > CVSROOT=:pserver:domainname\NTUserID at IPADDRESS:/cvs/repos/tools problem is > users without access rights to the area can type that puppy in and still do > stuff via command line but not with the WINCVS tool.. Any ideas? No idea why WinCVS should behave differently... Tony