Re: file: Access vs. Database stability

Jens-Uwe Mager wrote:

>From running a subversion server for quite a while (about over a year
>now) I get the feeling that for stability of the main server we
>absolutely have to ban all access via file urls and other non-http
>access methods. this in particular appears to affect viewcvs and similar
>which appears to have wedged our repository several times the last few
>days alone.
>
>
I've had no problem combining file and http access and ViewCVS. But I
always use file aceess as the user Apache is running as, and we found a
whle ago that ViewCVS only causes problems if you enable source
colorizing but forget to install enscript.

>This appears to contradict the recommendation of the developers to use
>the direct svn API for utilities like viewcvs. I am getting the feeling
>that this recommendation is a reciepe for disaster, as you never get a
>stable repository as long as you allow develpment of utilities using the
>direct access methods. What do the others think about this conflict?
>
>
There is no conflict as long as you follow a few basic rules: Always
access the repository as the same user, and of course things don't go
too well when a tool crashes.

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Brane Čibej   <brane_at_xbc.nu>   http://www.xbc.nu/brane/
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