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Re: Authentication and repo-browser

From: Eric Brown <ericbro_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2005-10-24 20:48:44 CEST

Guys, really. It's not a spelling error. Apache probably wouldn't start up
if that were the case.

On 10/24/05, Nicklas Norling <exinor@exinor.net> wrote:
>
> Eric Brown wrote:
>
> > Thought I posted it, sorry. My apache error log shows a "cannot open
> > .htaccess file, ensure it is readable" error message from the client
> > when I try that URL; I thought the AllowOverride directive ignored all
> > .htaccess files (I don't have any, BTW).
> >
> Seems like apache is expecting a normal webfolder on your url rather
> then a svn repo.
>
> > On 10/24/05, *Stefan Küng* <tortoisesvn@gmail.com
> > <mailto:tortoisesvn@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Eric Brown wrote:
> >
> > > I'm running an svn (1.0.5) server on a Solaris 9 box, with an xp
> > client
> > > (tortoise 1.1.2).
> >
> > A little bit old. Why don't you update?
> >
> > > I'm having a bit of a problem getting the bloody thing to work.
> > >
> > > I open the repo browser and I get a 403://forbidden error message.
> >
> > What does the apache error log tell you?
> >
> > > I've got apache running as user svn and group svnadmin
> > >
> > > I've got recursive read/write perms through my repository
> > (located at
> > > /myserver/home/repos).
> > >
> > > Here's my httpd.conf file
> > >
> > > doc root /myserver/home/repos
> >
> I don't think this is a good idea. Why would you alow anyone to web into
> the
> directory where repos are. Point your doc root elsewhere to begin with.
>
> > >
> > > <location /repos>
> > > DAV svn
> > > SVNPath /myserver/home/repos
> >
> This tells apache that http://your.server/repos should be handled by the
> DAV
> using the svn module. And it also tells the svn module that it can expect
> to
> find your repo in the /myserver/home/repos directory.
>
> > >
> > > #access policy
> > > AuthzAVNAccessFile /etc/svn-access-file
> >
> > Is this a typo in the mail, or do you really have AutzAVNAccessFile in
> > your apache config file?
> > It's
> > AutzSVNAccessFile, not
> > AutzAVNAccessFile
> >
> > If that doesn't fix it, I suggest you ask on the Subversion users
> > list.
> > After all, you're trying to set things up on Solaris - and TSVN is
> > Windows only, so we don't have experience with Solaris at all.
> >
> When you get apache to expect DAV svn on your url it will probably
> complain about this spelling...
> Mina has "AuthzSVNAccessFile /etc/httpd/conf.d/subauthz"
> /Nicke
>
>
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Received on Mon Oct 24 20:51:22 2005

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