cvs uses getcwd(3) from libc, which returns EPERM on directories not readable, so this is not a bug in cvs (either in eglibc, or by design).
** Changed in: cvs (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305336 Title: cvs [... aborted]: cannot get working directory: Permission denied -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs