[cvsnt] Re: unedit -u do nothing

Tony Hoyle tmh at nodomain.org
Thu Nov 4 16:39:11 GMT 2004


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IAB wrote:
> Several files in a directory (and its subdirectories) apparently is 
> being edited by a user. Really, this user isn't editing them. I try 
> unedit through unedit -u user command. The command output nothing, but 
> the file remain "edited" by the user. In files fileattr.xml in cvs's 
> directories in repository appears like edited.
> 
> What can I do? (delete entries for each exclusive access file in 
> fileattr.xml files is a big big task because there are many files)
> 
You do have to get the username exactly right - including the domain if 
there is one.

This is the problem with exclusive edits (and one reason why I don't 
like them) - it creates a lot of work when a user forgets to unedit 
their files.

Tony



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