I have been getting this for at least two days:

[matthew@zeut src]$ cvs -v
Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.2 (client/server)

[matthew@zeut src]$ cvs -z3 -d 
:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.postgresql.org:/projects/cvsroot co -P pgsql

[...]

cvs server: Updating pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/ascii_and_mic
cvs server: failed to create lock directory for 
`/projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/ascii_and_mic' 
(/projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/ascii_and_mic/#cvs.lock): 
Permission denied
cvs server: failed to obtain dir lock in repository 
`/projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/ascii_and_mic'
cvs [server aborted]: read lock failed - giving up


Wed, 14 Aug 2002 14:47:45 -0400
"Matthew T. O'Connor" <matthew@zeut.net>
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