I'm just using svn:// I was hoping to not have to ssh in as I will have occasion to have to connect from behind a firewall that does not permit ssh.
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Jeffrey Lee
jeff_at_lee-burgin.com
On May 13, 2010, at 10:40 AM, Bob Archer wrote:
>> No, I'm using ssh to a. create the repository, then b. launch svnserve
>>
>> I'm trying to connect using either svnX or TortoiseSVN (I like working on
>> multiple OS at the same time :) )
>>
>> So, after I SSH'd in:
>>
>> I did svnadmin create svn - created the directory <server>/svn with all
>> of the appropriate directories, from the looks of it. The permissions on
>> the svn directory are rwxr-xr-x, which may be a problem? svnadmin and
>> svnserve have both been launched from the same account (the owner of the
>> svn directory).
>>
>> svnserve.conf was modified to uncomment the following lines:
>>
>> anon-access = read (actually I currently have this set to write to see if
>> it helped, but it didn't)
>> auth-access = write
>> password-db = passwd
>> authz-db = authz
>>
>> nothing else was modified/uncommented and the like.
>>
>> passwd was edited to add a line of the sort:
>>
>> <username> = <password>
>>
>> authz was modified to create a group including <username> and the
>> following line was added, as well:
>>
>> [repository: /svn]
>>
>> @<groupdefined earlier> = rw
>>
>> Then I launch svnserve -d
>>
>> Attempt to connect with svnX and get an Authentication Failed.
>
> how? Are you using svn+ssh://bla.servername.com/reponame
>
> I think if you do that svnserve is spawned for you.
>
> ???
>
> Have you read this part of the svn book http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn-book.html#svn.serverconfig.svnserve.sshauth ??
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> BOb
>
Received on 2010-05-13 19:51:11 CEST