cvs question: cannot commit files as 'root'

[Alex Vorobiev <sasha forum swarthmore edu>]

sorry to clutter the list with semi-relevant question...
this is for cvs-studs out there.

command:
	cvs -d PATH_TO_REPOSITORY ci filename
error:
	cvs [commit aborted]: cannot commit files as 'root'

i've read almost everything about cvs i could get my hand on.  nowhere 
it is mentioned that root is not allowed to commit files.  is this 
the default behavior?  if so, anybody knows why?  

thanks for your help!

--sasha / sasha forum swarthmore edu