on "cvs up" i get a locking error as well.
cvs update: failed to create lock directory for `/cvsroot/openacs-4' (/cvsroot/openacs-4/#cvs.lock): Permission denied
cvs update: failed to obtain dir lock in repository `/cvsroot/openacs-4'
cvs [update aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
This is using my login on angora.