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-Frequently Asked Questions about rancid - last updated 20010730
+Frequently Asked Questions about rancid - last updated 20010926
 
 1) Platform specific
 
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ A. The manual page for cvs is quite complete, but can be be overwhelming even
    for someone familiar with rcs.  There are some excellent resources on the
    pages http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html
 
+Q. Errors are showing up in the logs like:
+	cvs [diff aborted]: there is no version here; run 'cvs checkout' first
+A. The directory was not imported into CVS properly or was not properly checked
+   out afterward, so CVS control files or directories do not exist.  create_cvs
+   should always be used to create the directories and perform the CVS work.
+   If it is just the directories have been created manually, save a copy of
+   the router.db file, then remove the group's directory, use create_cvs, and
+   replace the router.db file.  If the CVS import was also performed manually,
+   cd to <BASEDIR> and use 'cvs co <rancid group>' to create all the CVS
+   control bits.
+
 Q. I keep receiving the same diff for a (or set of) devices, but I know the
    data is not changing repeatedly.  Why?
 A. This is most likely either a cvs or filesystem permissions problem.  Check