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Asked: 2026-06-15T13:03:20+00:00

When using Eclipse to commit a change to a file to a branch of

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When using Eclipse to commit a change to a file to a branch of a project in CVS, it fails, and the following is in CVS Console in Eclipse (with specifics stripped out)

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cvs ci -m "comment for the commit" -l "/PROJECT/path/to/file/fileName.java"
    **** Access denied: Insufficient Karma (userName|PROJECT/path/to/file|branchName)
    cvs commit: Pre-commit check failed
    cvs [commit aborted]: correct above errors first!
The server reported an error while performing the "cvs commit" command. (took 0:00.209)
   Error: PROJECT: cvs commit: Pre-commit check failed
   Error: PROJECT: cvs [commit aborted]: correct above errors first!
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I was able to commit successfully 2 days ago (using Eclipse).

What is Karma in CVS, and what does this error message mean?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The issue was an updated $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/avail on the CVS server file which removed commit privileges. Thanks to @Jarry for pointing in the right direction.

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