Re: Obscure error report on connect to svn repository

Simon Large wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> If you try to access a repository using svn:// and you enter the wrong
> password or an invalid username (even a single space as username), you
> just get prompted again. If you leave the username completely blank
> you get a strange error message in repo browser:
>
> "SASL(-1): generic failure: Unable to find a callback: 2"
>
> As an empty username can never be valid (can it?) should the OK button
> be disabled while there is nothing in the username box?

An empty username can be valid (highly unlikely, but possible).

The error you get is due to the fact that SASL can't find the correct
plugin for authenticating. Which means your server is set up to use a
SASL auth mechanism TSVN does not support.

Stefan

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