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Re: Re[2]: can not start SVNserve

From: David Weintraub <qazwart_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:02:06 -0500

Is user "svn" a member of the group "wheel"? See
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2004-November/063649.html

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 3:02 PM, KES <kes-kes_at_yandex.ru> wrote:
> Здравствуйте, Mel.
>
> Вы писали 17 декабря 2008 г., 9:11:19:
>
> M> On Sunday 14 December 2008 16:11:17 KES wrote:
>>> Здравствуйте, Polytropon.
>>>
>>> Вы писали 14 декабря 2008 г., 15:11:35:
>>>
>>> P> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:58:55 +0100 (CET), Wojciech Puchar
>>>
>>> P> <wojtek_at_wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:
>>> >> > su: Sorry
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > kes# pw user mod svn -s /bin/bash
>>> >> > kes# pw user show svn
>>> >> > svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/bin/bash
>>> >> > kes# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
>>> >> > Starting svnserve.
>>> >> > su: Sorry
>>> >>
>>> >> try to change directory to existent
>>>
>>> P> (1) What's /bin/bash? Check existing shell.
>>>
>>> P> (2) As you said: Check existing directory.
>>>
>>> P> (3) Regarding su, check for wheel group inclusion.
>>>
>>> home# uname -a
>>> FreeBSD home.kes.net.ua 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Tue Aug 12
>>> 02:11:24 EEST 2008 kes_at_kes.net.ua:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KES_KERN_v7
>>> i386 home# pw user show svn
>>> svn:*:1003:1002::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
>>>
>>> As you can see on 'home' machine svn user has no valid shell also it
>>> has not valid home directory and it is not included into wheel group
>>>
>>> But svnserve is started and works fine. With same settings svnserve
>>> does not work on
>>> kes# uname -a
>>> FreeBSD kes.net.ua 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #: Sun Nov 23
>>> 17:19:12 EET 2008 kes_at_home.kes.net.ua:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KES_KERN_v7
>>> i386
>
> M> echo 'rc_debug="YES"'>>/etc/rc.conf
> M> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
>
> M> Show output from /var/log/messages.
>
> kes# kes# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve: DEBUG: checkyesno: svnserve_enable is set to YES.
> Starting svnserve.
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve: DEBUG: run_rc_command: doit: su -m svn -c 'sh -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d --listen-port=3690 --foreground -r /var/db/trunk"'
> su: Sorry
>
>
> --
> С уважением,
> KES mailto:kes-kes_at_yandex.ru
>
>

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