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Re: Authentification problem with AuthzSVNAccessFile

From: Sander Striker <striker_at_apache.org>
Date: 2004-03-14 11:46:19 CET

On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 05:35, Benoit des Ligneris wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to set up several repositories with one common acces file for
> all definig users and groups as well as access permissions for the different
> repositories.

[...]
> Here is my relevant part of my apache config file :
> <Location /svn>
> DAV svn
> SVNParentPath /home/svn/
> AuthType Basic
> AuthName "Revolution Linux Subversion repository"
> AuthUserFile /home/ben/Projets/SVN/paswd
> # our access control policy
> AuthzSVNAccessFile /home/ben/Projets/SVN/access
> Require valid-user
> </Location>
>
> [ When I use only the basic auth, I can acces (rw) all the repositories and subversion
> as well as the web interface are fully functionnal].
>
> On the same level, If I put in /home/ben/Projets/SVN/access
> === start /home/ben/Projets/SVN/access ===
> [/]
> ben = rw
> === end /home/ben/Projets/SVN/access ===
>
> then all is fine.
>
> However, I was not able to set up a restricted access to a repository, for instance if
> I have the following file :
>
> === start /home/ben/Projets/SVN/access ===
> [/repos1/]
> ben=rw
> === end /home/ben/Projets/SVN/access ===

This will apply to the /repos1 directory _within_ a repository. Note
that the trailing slash is undesireable.

> or even
>
> === start /home/ben/Projets/SVN/access ===
> [repos1:/]
> ben=rw
> === end /home/ben/Projets/SVN/access ===

Which is the correct syntax.

> Then I neither the web interface nor subversion are allowing me to acces the repository repos1.
>
> I have the following errors in apache log :
> [Sat Mar 13 23:21:47 2004] [error] [client 69.70.215.250] Access denied:
> 'ben' PROPFIND /trunk/Documentation
>
> And what I have on the client side :
> svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/svn/repos1/trunk/Documentation'
> svn: PROPFIND of '/svn/repos1/trunk/Documentation': authorization failed (https://tata.toto.com)

This is kind of an indication that you are running a version < 1.0.1 on
the server. 1.0.1 fixed mod_authz_svn to support SVNParentPath, that
wasn't available 1.0.0 and before.

HTH,

Sander

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