[cvsnt] Re: failed to obtain lock

[Tony Hoyle]

Lewis Looks-Twice wrote:
> I got this message:
> cvs [status aborted]: Failed to obtain lock on /.directory_history,v: 
> FAIL Lock not within repository
> 
> when I tried to do: "cvs status" this morning
> 
> I downloaded and set up CVSNT 2.5.01 (Travis) Build 1910 on windowsXP 
> Pro a day or so ago.  Yesterday, I was running command-line CVS using 
> cvs.exe and had resolved to use that for source-control
> 
> I've been trying to get some, any kind of source control working, and 
> after trying and not being able to get any to work, I tried CVS command 
> line.  Not pretty, not simple, but it would do the job.  However, it 
> seems to have stopped working this morning.

What is your CVSROOT?

Tony