On 3 September 2015 at 18:06, Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03.09.2015 15:25, Daniele Pedroni wrote:
> > I tried with suggested 1.9.1 release, still no luck.
> >
> > Checkout on network folder throws "Access denied" error.
> >
> > Is this 1.9.1 the head of development trunk, or a released version?
> > Do you think it should have worked, or just to try if something had
> > been fixed so far?
>
> This is the official 1.9.1 release. Just not announced yet because I'm
> waiting for the website to get updated first.
>
> As for your error:
>
> Having a repository on a network share is *not* safe:
> http://tortoisesvn.net/faq.html#repoonshare
>
> Having a working copy on a network share is not recommended either. The
> whole point of version control is that you have your own local working
> copy, not having to access that remotely.
> The problem with a wc on a network share is that for this to work, the
> network share must implement the *full* features of file handlings. This
> usually is only the case if the network share is provided by a windows
> server. SAMBA or even NAS shares simply don't implement all the features
> that are necessary, and then you get such errors.
> Remember that the working copy metadata is kept in a database that's
> inside the (hidden) .svn folder in the working copy root folder. That
> database must not be accessed by multiple clients if the locking
> features are not fully provided by the share. This is not a problem with
> local working copies, because Windows provides all that's necessary. But
> network shares (as mentioned above) don't always provide all the
> necessary locking features, or don't implement them correctly.
>
> Also, have a look at this:
> http://tortoisesvn.net/faq.html#cantmove
>
> As for why it worked in 1.8 but apparently doesn't in 1.9: there were
> many improvements in the working copy format, including enhanced
> database queries which of course require more locking in case multiple
> clients access the database.
>
>
And to clarify that, the working copy changes were made by the subversion
developers, not the TortoiseSVN developers.
Simon
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Received on 2015-09-03 20:04:15 CEST