FirewallBuilder

First of all, check file permissions. The data file (.fwb) should be read-only. RCS repository file (.fwb,v) should also be read-only. Repository file may be located in subdirectory RCS but that depends on the OS. It may be located in the same directory with corresponding data file (.fwb) as well.

Try to check the file out manually to see if you can get better diagnostics:

If you use Windows, start MS DOS window and in it navigate to the folder where you keep your files, then execute the fo llowing command:

c:\FWBuilder\co.exe -l filename.fwb

If it checks the file out successfully, it just prints revision number and 'done'. Otherwise it will print some error.

After you do that, you need to check the file in to RCS again. Do it like this:

c:\FWBuilder\ci.exe -u filename.fwb

Since the file hasn't changed, it should just check it in without asking you for the RCS log record. If you can success fully check it out and then check it in again from the command line, then the GUI should work too.

On Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X the process is exactly the same, except for the path to the checkout and checkin commands:

To check the file out use

co -l filename.fwb

To check the file in use

ci -u filename.fwb