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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