> >>>>>> 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
> ??
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> I see. So, you are running the daemon then closing your ssh
> connection.
> >> Are you sure that keeps the deamon running. I'm not much of a Linux
> guy.
> >>>
> >>> That said... are you sure your hoster has the port that svn needs
> open.
> >> Is this a shared server or a dedicated server or what? I'm not sure why
> >> you would get an auth failure. It is prompting for the username and
> >> password? Or are you just passing them.
> >>>
> >>> If you use svn.exe while you are in the ssh session does that work?
> >>>
> >>> BOb
> >>>
> >> Very much a shared server.
> >>
> >> I tried the following (from within ssh):
> >>
> >> /usr/local/bin/svn info svn://<server>/svn
> >>
> >> Result:
> >>
> >> Authorization failed
> >
> > Hmm... are you sure you have the config set up correctly and pointing to
> an auth file that is correctly set up? Do you have anon access enabled?
> Have you tried passing the svn username / password on your command line
> like:
> >
> > /usr/local/bin/svn info svn://<server>/svn --username User --password
> Password
> >
> > I'm wondering since you are on a shared server if someone else is
> running svnserve on the default port. ALthough I expect that would give
> you an error.
> >
> > BOb
> >
> Hmmm... if I do the command line specifying --username <ssh user> --
> password <password> I'll get a response like "Authentication realm:
> <svn://<server>:3690> some sort of key is presented and then I'm asked for
> a username. If I give it the username specified in the passwd db, then
> the incorrect password I'm told the password is incorrect. If I give it
> the correct password, I get an Authentication failed.
>
> I'm beginning to wonder if the directory permissions are at issue?
Well, the SSH password has nothing to do with it... since you aren't using SSH or tunneling through SSH. you should be providing a username/password pair that is in your passwd file that your config points to.
BOb
Received on 2010-05-13 21:53:26 CEST