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Re: Windows svnadmin hotcopy can't find format

From: Andy Levy <andy.levy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 23:07:44 -0400

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Penner, Matthew <mpenner_at_valverde.edu> wrote:
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> We just installed svnserve on Windows Server 2003. I copied my repositories
> from my local machine to the server. I am able to checkout my code to a
> blank test folder using TortoiseSVN and the svn:// syntax.
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> My repos are stored here (there are about a dozen):
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> E:\Subversion\Repositories
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> I'd like to back them up using hotcopy to here:
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> E:\Subversion\Backups
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> However, when I try using hotcopy I get the following error:
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> E:\>svnadmin hotcopy E:\Subversion\Repositories\ E:\Subversion\Backup\
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> svnadmin: Can't open file 'format': The system cannot find the file
> specified
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> Why is svnadmin trying to find format in the root directory and not just
> backing up each repository?

svnadmin hotcopy wants to be pointed at an actual repository
directory, not a directory which contains repositories.

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