Right, which I am doing. However, if I give an incorrect password, I get told that. If I give the correct password, I get an Authorization fail. Clearly, then, it knows I'm the right user with the right password, but something else is preventing access.
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Jeffrey Lee
jeff_at_lee-burgin.com
On May 13, 2010, at 12:54 PM, 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
>> ??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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 22:46:56 CEST