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Re: How do I unlock files?
From: |
Larry Jones |
Subject: |
Re: How do I unlock files? |
Date: |
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 16:24:57 -0500 (EST) |
WALTERS, CRAIG P [AG/1000] writes:
>
> We then have a lot of difficulty unlocking the file so others can use it. I
> have tried unlocking it from an account in the cvsadmin group but this does
> not unlock the file (even though it says it does).
>
> How can I "manually" (i.e. by editing a file) unlock a file.
In CVS, files aren't locked, revisions are. Absolutely anyone with
access to a file can unlock it. If you aren't the owner of the lock,
however, you must explicitly specify which revision to unlock, even if
there's only one locked revision.
-Larry Jones
Everything's gotta have rules, rules, rules! -- Calvin