root' is not allowed to commit files

[Bryan Batten]

Until recently, I've been able to log in as a normal user, use "su -l"
to become root, edit a file, then check it in using CVS. Now, I get
this message:

cvs [commit aborted]: 'root' is not allowed to commit files

The exact command that fails is:
-su(root)# cvs ci -F ~/tmp/ci.txt /etc/network/interfaces

I've tried adding a writers file in $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/writers with these
lines:
bryan
root

but the problem persists. Its acting like CVS can't find the original
user name.

As recently as last January - 1/10/17 - the checkin procedure worked
just fine.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

[Thorsten Glaser]

Post by Bryan Batten
cvs [commit aborted]: 'root' is not allowed to commit files

This is a compile-time option.

Recompile cvs with the same configure options but add
--enable-rootcommit and all will be fine.

bye,
//mirabilos
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Post by Bryan Batten

Why don't you use JavaScript? I also don't like enabling JavaScript in

Because I use lynx as browser.

+1
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