On 2012-08-23 16:26, Simon Large wrote:
> On 23 August 2012 15:12, Gerald Britton <gerald.britton_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> I used the Tortoise SVN "Get Lock" command to lock a project that I want to use as a template for others (so that only I or another admin can update it). I committed the change then, to test it, branched it to create a new project.
>>
>> I was surprised to find that the files in the new project all had the read-only property set. Since commits to the new project would not affect the template (though a merge-reintegrate would, of course), I had thought that the new branch would begin life on its own -- unlocked!
>>
>> Is this working as expected?
> Presumably you set the svn:needs-lock property, which is what causes
> the read-only status. When you copy a project you also copy its
> properties.
>
> So yes, you're right a new branch does start life unlocked, and
> because you don't hold a lock you get a read-only copy. You have to
> Get Lock in order to make it writeable. Or you need to remove the
> svn:needs-lock property from those files.
Or use other lock mechanism: Server side access control -
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7/svn-book.html#svn.serverconfig.svnserve.auth.general
>
> Simon
>
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