CVS problem - maybe offtopic

[Görkem Çetin <gorkem bahcesehir edu tr>]

Hi,

I cannot checkout the files from GNOME CVS. The error received is as 
follows:

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[root@dhcp-2219-5 gnome]# cvs -z5 checkout .
cvs checkout: Updating .
cvs checkout: Updating AisleRiot2
cvs checkout: Updating AisleRiot2/src
cvs checkout: Updating AisleRiot2/src/.xvpics
cvs checkout: Updating ApplicationManager
cvs checkout: Updating ApplicationManager/DebConf
cvs checkout: Updating ApplicationManager/DebConf/Element
cvs checkout: Updating ApplicationManager/DebConf/Element/Gnome
cvs checkout: Updating ApplicationManager/DebConf/FrontEnd
cvs checkout: Updating ApplicationManager/debian
cvs checkout: Updating ApplicationManager/src
cvs checkout: Updating CVSROOT
cvs checkout: failed to create lock directory for `/cvs/gnome/CVSROOT' 
(/cvs/gnome/CVSROOT/#cvs.lock): Permission denied
cvs checkout: failed to obtain dir lock in repository `/cvs/gnome/CVSROOT'
cvs [checkout aborted]: read lock failed - giving up

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I logged in to CVS with my u/p though..

This question may be unrelated to this list, not sure. Please guide me 
if so.

Thanks
Görkem