cannot copy/branch? absolute path problem?

Hi,

I have installed subversion 1.4.6 on a remote NAS server, and can access/commit
files through webdav and apache 2.2.
Apache runs as a windows service on a separate "apache" windows server, under a
domain account which can r/w on the remote NAS and has full admin rights on the
apache server.

the apache installation is quite classic:

#begin httpd.conf excerpt
<Location /svn>
DAV svn

## Any repository listed under the UNC will be visible
SVNParentPath //nas/share/folder/
SVNListParentPath on

## GENERIC AUTHORIZATION: RO for all, RW for authenticated
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Team Subversion repository"
AuthUserFile passwd
<LimitExcept GET PROPFIND OPTIONS REPORT>
        Require valid-user
</LimitExcept>

</Location>
#end httpd.conf excerpt

Authentication is working perfectly, and every operation I try to perform using
either the svn command or tortoiseSvn functions as expected....except copy!

I can commit, mkdir, import, add, list...so far every svn command/operation
works, except COPY!

Here's the message I get when trying the following simple folder duplication:
svn copy http://apache:8080/svn/repo/original http://apache:8080/svn/repo/target
-m "branching"

#begin error message
svn: Couldn't determine absolute path of '\\nas\share\folder\repo'
#end error message

What's strange is the error message returns the file path that's in http.conf
and not the http one that I passed as an argument?

I tried to remove authentication and it did not make any difference.
I also tried a direct SVNPath instead of SVNParentPath and again, no difference.

I also tried to fiddle with ServerName in httpd.conf by using the IP address or
different values but nothing seemed to help.
Just in case, here is the current (installation default) value and some I
already tried:

ServerName apache.domain.local:8080
#ServerName apache:8080
#ServerName 172.19.5.131:8080

It is worth to note that when I copy *directly* using the file:// URL to the NAS
repository, copy works fine, so I believe this has to be something to do with
Apache.

I found a very similar post that was left unanswered :
http://svn.haxx.se/users/archive-2006-09/1248.shtml

Could someone please help?

Val

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Received on 2008-01-07 11:18:37 CET