Re: 403 Forbidden in response to COPY request

From: Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com>
Date: 17/03/2010 15:32

>> Several users are configured to use our Subversion system via HTTPS and
>> Basic authentication.
>>
>> Repos URL:
>> https://www.example.com/repos/repos1/trunk
>>
>>
>> Apache config "vhost_ssl.conf":
>>
>> <Location /repos>
>> DAV svn
>> SVNParentPath /var/www/svn
>>
>> AuthzSVNAccessFile /var/www/vhosts/example.com/conf/reposAccessFile
>>
>> AuthType Basic
>> AuthName "Traffic Subversion Repository"
>> AuthUserFile /var/www/vhosts/example.com/conf/svnuserpw
>> require valid-user
>> </Location>
>>
>>
>> reposAccessFile:
>>
>> [specialrepos:/]
>> * = rw
>>
>> [specialrepos:/trunk]
>> user2 =
>>
>> [specialrepos:/branches]
>> user2 =
>>
>> [specialrepos:/tags]
>> user2 =
>>
>> [/trunk/specialfile]
>> user2 =
>>
>> [/]
>> * = rw
>>
>>
>> svnuserpw file:
>> user1:<hash>
>> user2:<hash>
>>
>>
>> When I authenticate as user1 I can execute all commands without problem.
>> However, when I authenticate as user2 I receive the following error when
>> trying to create a branch from the trunk of "repos1":
>>
>>> svn: COPY of branches/test: 403 Forbidden (https://www.example.com)

> I think this is a known issue. You have to give user2 read access to the root path in order for him to be able to create branches. that is the difference between user1 and user2. User1 has rw access to /.

Sorry, I don't follow you; doesn't everyone have access to / due to the
following lines?

[/]
* = rw

Cheers,
Anton Prowse

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