Re: Repository Problem

webpost_at_tigris.org wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have been running Tortoise SVN 1.4.5 Build 10425 for at least a year and a half without any problems. The repository sits on a Novell server.
>
> Today when I try to commit I get the following errors
>
> - Error: Unable to open an ra_local session to URL
>
> -Error: Unable to open repository 'file:///M:/LUPTAI/DEVELOPMENT/svn/trunk'
>
> - Error: Can't open file 'M:\LUPTAI\DEVELOPMENT\svn\db\current': The system cannot find the file specified.
>
> When I check for my db\current file it isn't there but there is a current.tmp file as if there was a problem with a previous operation.
>
> Is there any way I can recover the state of my repository maybe by recreating the current file.
>
> At the moment the state of my database is:
>
> revprops folder - max file name is 672
> revs folder - max file name is 673
> transactions folder is empty
>
> The current.tmp file contains a single line:
>
> 673 217 2
>
> Any assistance would be gratefully received

Get the svn command line client version 1.4.x. There's a tool in there
named svnadmin.
Run
$ svnadmin verify path/to/repository
you might get some errors.
then try
$ svnadmin recover path/to/repository
if recovering doesn't help, then you should use a backup of your
repository...

Stefan

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