Problem in trying to add a file to CVS

I am trying: # cvs add he/reference/mysql/configure.xml CVS yells: cvs add: in directory .: cvs [add aborted]: there is no version here; do 'cvs checkout' first I read all the howto, and I don't see there any word about 'no version here', especially at the page who told me how to add a file: http://www.php.net/manual/howto/cvs-add.html obviously I did cvs checkout first... can anyone advise me on what would the problem be? enviroment: # cvs -v Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.1p1 (client/server) Copyright (c) 1989-2001 Brian Berliner, david d `zoo' zuhn, Jeff Polk, and other authors OS: RHLinux 7.2 -- Best regards, Shimi ---- "Outlook is a massive flaming horrid blatant security violation, which also happens to be a mail reader." "Sure UNIX is user friendly; it's just picky about who its friends are."