2008/12/23 Stefan Kueng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>:
> Paul Guantonio wrote:
>> When I started to do a relocate I was asked for the credentials for the repository server. This
>> concerned me because I had no intention to do anything on the repository server.
>>
>> Am I correct that all Relocate is trying to do is verify that the new repository location points to
>> the very same repository as the old location?
>
> Yes, the relocate contacts the repository to verify the that the new
> location has the same repository uuid. And it does some other checks too
> which require contacting the repository. But those are all read
> accesses, no write access. So the repository won't get modified, nothing
> to worry about.
>
>> If I am correct it seems to me that it would be helpful to add a note to the help file noting that
>> Relocate checks to be sure that the new and old location are in fact the very same repository so
>> needs to access the repository using the new location, requesting credentials if required for access.
>
> Not sure if that's necessary. I mean we don't mention repository access
> for other commands either.
Maybe I will make a brief mention in the docs. Relocate is generally
thought of as a client-side re-write of all the URLs so some users may
be concerned that something is being done server-side which they are
not expecting.
Simon
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