<p>I get this error during checkout:</p>

<pre><code>cvs checkout: warning: new-born file.java has disappeared
cvs [checkout aborted]: cannot make directory : No such file or directory
cvs status: cannot rewrite CVS/Entries.Backup: Permission denied
</code></pre>

<p>I'm sure I have the proper permissions to this folder and it happens even when I try to check out to a new one. I'm also sure that these files exist in cvs..</p>

<p>my checkout command is:</p>

<pre><code>cvs co -d dir -N -r(num) -r(num)... file file... and so on
</code></pre>

<p>What does this new-born thing mean?</p>

```
new-born
```
refers to a file that has been
```
add
```
-ed but not
```
commit
```
-ted yet, or that
```
CVS
```
is having trouble getting the file written locally.
My guess would be that there is a
```
.cvs
```
directory present that records an
```
add
```
but the file has since been deleted.
The additional errors you're seeing relate to permissions in the checkout directory - maybe you don't have write access to the checkout directory,
```
umask
```
is set incorrectly or there is a directory permission inheritance problem.