Re: [TSVN] TotoiseSVN accessing repository "behind the scenes"?

Holger Rauch wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I would like to know whether TortoiseSVN is accessing a Subversion
> repository "behind the scenes" (i. e. without explicit action from the
> user)? The reason why I'm asking this question is given below. I have to
> admit that I'm not sure this is really TortoiseSVN related, but I couldn't
> reproduce the svnadmin dump error when I used a Linux svn command line
> client on a Subversion repository that wasn't accessed by TortoiseSVN.

No, TSVN does not access your repository without being asked to. It
might keep a connection open until you close an open dialog, but that's all.

> svnserve wasn't disabled in inetd.conf and even though noone actively
> accessed the repository, it looks to me like TurtoiseSVN did it behind the
> scenes.

You should _never_ run a db recovery as long as there's even a chance of
other processes accessing the repository.
And are you sure that there wasn't any process left over running and
accessing the db even though the clients disconnected a long time ago?
This could happen e.g. if a post-commit-hook got stuck somehow.

> DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
>
> I looked at both the FAQ and the Subversion book, but I couldn't find an
> answer in there.
>
> To be honest, I'm really lost at this point. Are there any ways to still
> recover the repository, even though "svnadmin recover" seem to fail? If so,
> what else can I try?

You should ask this on the Subversion mailing list. But to be honest:
you might need to use your backup of the repository (you _do_ have a
backup, don't you?).

Stefan

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