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Re: Re[2]: can not start SVNserve

From: David Weintraub <qazwart_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:42:03 -0500

Why don't you setup "sudo" and see if that will work for you? I've
always found sudo much less troublesome than "su".

Then, you can modify your startup script to use sudo instead of "su".

On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:03 AM, KES <kes-kes_at_yandex.ru> wrote:
> Здравствуйте, Mel.
>
> Вы писали 18 декабря 2008 г., 9:05:35:
>
> M> On Wednesday 17 December 2008 21:02:07 KES wrote:
>>> Здравствуйте, Mel.
>>>
>>> Вы писали 17 декабря 2008 г., 9:11:19:
>>>
>>> M> On Sunday 14 December 2008 16:11:17 KES wrote:
>>> >> Здравствуйте, Polytropon.
>>> >>
>>> >> Вы писали 14 декабря 2008 г., 15:11:35:
>>> >>
>>> >> P> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:58:55 +0100 (CET), Wojciech Puchar
>>> >>
>>> >> P> <wojtek_at_wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:
>>> >> >> > su: Sorry
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > kes# pw user mod svn -s /bin/bash
>>> >> >> > kes# pw user show svn
>>> >> >> > svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/bin/bash
>>> >> >> > kes# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
>>> >> >> > Starting svnserve.
>>> >> >> > su: Sorry
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> try to change directory to existent
>>> >>
>>> >> P> (1) What's /bin/bash? Check existing shell.
>>> >>
>>> >> P> (2) As you said: Check existing directory.
>>> >>
>>> >> P> (3) Regarding su, check for wheel group inclusion.
>>> >>
>>> >> home# uname -a
>>> >> FreeBSD home.kes.net.ua 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Tue Aug 12
>>> >> 02:11:24 EEST 2008 kes_at_kes.net.ua:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KES_KERN_v7
>>> >> i386 home# pw user show svn
>>> >> svn:*:1003:1002::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
>>> >>
>>> >> As you can see on 'home' machine svn user has no valid shell also it
>>> >> has not valid home directory and it is not included into wheel group
>>> >>
>>> >> But svnserve is started and works fine. With same settings svnserve
>>> >> does not work on
>>> >> kes# uname -a
>>> >> FreeBSD kes.net.ua 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #: Sun Nov 23
>>> >> 17:19:12 EET 2008
>>> >> kes_at_home.kes.net.ua:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KES_KERN_v7 i386
>>>
>>> M> echo 'rc_debug="YES"'>>/etc/rc.conf
>>> M> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
>>>
>>> M> Show output from /var/log/messages.
>>>
>>> kes# kes# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
>>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve: DEBUG: checkyesno: svnserve_enable is set to
>>> YES. Starting svnserve.
>>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve: DEBUG: run_rc_command: doit: su -m svn -c 'sh
>>> -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d --listen-port=3690 --foreground -r
>>> /var/db/trunk"' su: Sorry
>
> M> Does this command work from the command line?
> M> If not, does it work if called as su -fm rather then su -m?
> M> If that does not work, does the primary group svn is supposed to be in exist?
>
>
> kes# su -m svn -c 'sh -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d --listen-port=3690 --foreground -r /var/db/trunk"'
> su: Sorry
> kes# su -fm svn -c 'sh -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d --listen-port=3690 --foreground -r /var/db/trunk"'
> su: Sorry
> kes# pw group show svn
> svn:*:1005:
> kes# cat /etc/group | grep svn
> svn:*:1005:
> kes# pw user show svn
> svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/bin/bash
>
> As you see it does not work also with -fm option
>
>
> Also I notice next differences between FreeBDS 7.0 and 7.1 (detail below)
> Notice that on both system account is locked, has no valid shell and
> home directory
> on FreeBSD 7.0 when I try to login with svn user it says: This account is currently not available.
> on FreeBSD 7.1 when I try to login with svn user it says: su: Sorry
> Maybe there is a problem with su on FreeBSD 7.1?
>
>
>
> home# pw user show svn
> svn:*:1003:1002::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
> home# su svn
> This account is currently not available.
>
>
> kes# pw user show svn
> svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/bin/bash
> kes# su svn
> su: Sorry
> kes# pw user mod svn -s /usr/bin/nologin
> kes# pw user show svn
> svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/usr/bin/nologin
> kes# su svn
> su: Sorry
>
>
>
>
>

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