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Glen Starrett wrote: > David Somers wrote: >>> Cryer, Phil C. (STL) - cont wrote: >>>> cvs at esi1p83d:/usr/local/bin>./cvslockd -d Could not open >>>> /etc/cvsnt/PServer > > You have a permissions problem -- could not open the PServer file (or it > isn't there -- did you copy over the PServer.example to PServer yet?). > Make sure your service user can read the file. Oops... didn't spot that (lack of caffeine in my system)....Phil, perms problem? > >> FWIW, if you are getting zombie cvslockd processes and you can't upgrade >> to a newer version of cvsnt, set up a cron job to pkill any cvslockd >> processes every 24 hours or so. > > Are you having trouble with locked up lock daemons? It shouldn't be a > problem to let it run in the background as a service constantly. IIRC there was a testing release that was a bit flakey... I can't remember whether it was cvslockd or cvsnt that would become zombies when the app had an error... it was fixed in later releases, but as a work around I just pkill'd and stay processes every few hours. > >>> This is a big >>> company I'm working for, and they just do not bend on many things, thus, >>> the box is used by a ton of people, and it's a mess. >> >> Ah, the joys of working for a one of those corps. > > Yup, cost-cutting themselves to death. Penny wise, pound foolish as the > saying goes. OT: Sod's Law says that company is still making loads of profit and getting bigger and better in the market... for some reason, crappy companies never seem to come unstuck. -- David Somers typographer/programmer/whatever