> 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
> >
> 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.
Yes, I would agree with that. Sounds like the user you daemon is running under doesn't have the correct permissions to the repository folder/files.
> 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.
Is there no way you can ask for them to open it up. I don't understand why outgoing SSH connections could be a problem.
BOb
Received on 2010-05-13 23:17:27 CEST