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Temporary directories for the server
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   While running, the CVS server creates temporary directories.  They
are named

     cvs-servPID

where PID is the process identification number of the server.  They are
located in the directory specified by the `TMPDIR' environment variable
(Note: Environment variables), the `-T' global option (Note: Global
options), or failing that `/tmp'.

   In most cases the server will remove the temporary directory when it
is done, whether it finishes normally or abnormally.  However, there
are a few cases in which the server does not or cannot remove the
temporary directory, for example:

   * If the server aborts due to an internal server error, it may
     preserve the directory to aid in debugging

   * If the server is killed in a way that it has no way of cleaning up
     (most notably, `kill -KILL' on unix).

   * If the system shuts down without an orderly shutdown, which tells
     the server to clean up.

   In cases such as this, you will need to manually remove the
`cvs-servPID' directories.  As long as there is no server running with
process identification number PID, it is safe to do so.