Re: apparent file locks when using WebDAV

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> I can't seem to write (put) to the svn repositories via
> WebDAV (SVN extension in Dreamweaver). I can read the repositories, and can
> check things out from them, but I can't put the edited files back into the
> repository or add new files.

[ .... ]

> Here is the associated entry from our Apache error log:

> [Mon May 01 12:20:25 2006] [error] [client 69.237.248.233] Attempted to lock
> non-existent path; turn on autoversioning first. [405, #405]

Well, did you? (turn on autoversioning) The log item tells you what to do...

> Here is the associated entry from our Apache access log:
>
> 69.237.248.233 - *username* [01/May/2006:12:34:37 -0700] "PUT
> /svn/photoalliance/robots.txt HTTP/1.1" 409 614

> Anyone else seen this behavior before?

Yes, everybody who has set up their repositories for use with general
DAV clients. How to set up your repository correctly in such cases is
documented in The Book (http://svnbook.org/).

bye,

Erik.
Received on Wed May 3 10:20:41 2006