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Re: Can ssh ...but Can't svn+ssh

From: Graham Anderson <grahama_at_siren.cc>
Date: 2006-07-01 04:51:41 CEST

Also, when I get PATH with:
echo 'echo $PATH' | ssh -T svn@www.mysite.com

I get:
/bin:/usr/bin/svnserve:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/
local/sbin:/usr/prop/bin:/usr/prop/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:/usr/
local/java/bin

many thanks

On Jun 30, 2006, at 7:03 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:

> Graham Anderson wrote:
>> I can ssh into my remote server with:
>> ssh svn@www.mysite.com
>
> What is PATH when you log into the remote system?
>
> Assuming standard command shell syntax here this should be useful.
>
> echo 'echo $PATH' | ssh -T www.mysite.com
>
>> or
>> ssh root@www.mysite.com
>
> Best to avoid working as root. Usually working with svn does not
> require root access. Working as root creates a trip hazard.
>
>> but, I can not do the below:
>>
>> root#: svn list svn+ssh://www.mysite.com/home/svn/repository/
>> myproject/
>> root@www.mysite.com's password:
>
> You should use the ssh-agent to avoid needing to enter passwords here.
>
>> root#: svn list svn+ssh://www.mysite.com/home/svn/repository/
>> myproject/
>> root@www.mysite.com's password:
>> bash: svnserve: command not found
>> subversion/libsvn_ra_svn/marshal.c:255: (apr_err=210002)
>> svn: Connection closed unexpectedly
>>
>> what could be the problem ?
>
> After looking at the error message I think I can say with authority
> that the problem is that the "svnserve" command is not found.
>
> Did check that it is installed on the remote system? Did you check
> that it is installed someplace found on PATH on the remote system?
>
> On my system I can verify that svnserve is found with the following:
>
> echo 'type svnserve' | ssh -T svn.myexample.com
> svnserve is /usr/bin/svnserve
>
>> Does my svnserve.conf file need to be modified in some way ?
>
> The error indicates that svnserve is not being run at all yet.
> Changing the configuration file for a command that is not running
> won't have any noticeable effect.
>
> Bob

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