On May 13, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Jeffrey Lee wrote:
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> On May 13, 2010, at 10:40 AM, Bob Archer wrote:
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>>> 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
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>> 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 ??
>>
>> BOb
>>
> 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
Try turning off anon-access. My experience is that mixing anonymous and authenticated access confuses the client and causes strange behavior.
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David Brodbeck
System Administrator, Linguistics
University of Washington
Received on 2010-05-13 20:15:48 CEST