[cvsnt] not a valid editor of the file

[Arthur Barrett]

Suman Brar,

> 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.

This message is from May - and the reply already includes the answer.

> cvs edit -c -- abc.txt (in directory C:\Test\)
> abc.txt	rrapplean	Thu Oct  9 21:33:59 2008 GMT	
> RRapplean	C:\cvs\
> cvs [edit aborted]: Files being edited!
> 
> 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 you do not want this behaviour then you need to disable it by
switching exclusive (reserved) mode off.  The tool is doing what you
asked it to do.

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Regards,



Arthur Barrett