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RE: VisualSVN Server Error in Event Log

From: Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:40:50 -0400

> Hi,
> Can you help?  I started getting the following error message in my
> Windows Server 2003 Event log after making a change to the
> httpd.conf file (see attached):
> Event Type:     Error
> Event Source:   VisualSVN Server 2.1
> Event Category: Apache
> Event ID:       1001
> Date:           8/29/2010
> Time:           8:25:45 AM
> User:           N/A
> Computer:       JDQSERVERPW
> Description:
> File does not exist: E:/Program Files/VisualSVN
> Server/htdocs/login_up.php3 [client 216.108.232.56] The error seems
> to occur each time a user access the SVN repository but users have
> not reported any problems.  I got concerned when our  VisualSVN
> Server Event Log overflowed.  The error reference to .. /VisualSVN
> Server/htdocs/login_up.php3 is odd. File "login_up.php3" definitely
> does not exist in the folder.  The question is "Why is it looking
> for it?"
> I understand that changing the httpd.conf file is not recommended
> as it will be overwritten during an upgrade, however, I was
> instructed to make the change by GeoTrust to support our SSL
> certificate for the URL that our SVN Server runs under.
> The only httpd.conf modification was to change:
> SSLCertificateFile      certs/server.pem SSLCertificateKeyFile
> certs/server.pem
> to:
> SSLCertificateFile      certs/cert.pem
> SSLCertificateKeyFile   certs/server.key The above was changed
> because I was unable to use the built-in VisualSVN Server Manager
> wizard for SSL certificates for a certificate that was already
> purchased and used for our MS IIS websites using the same URL.  As
> I understand it, a certificate issued for Microsoft IIS combines
> the certificate data and the Private Key data in one file.  The
> Apache httpd.conf is expecting two separate files - a Certificate
> file and a Private Key file. The GEOTRUST article describing how to
> do move a certificate from IIS to Apache is also attached for
> reference.
> We are using the latest VisualSVN Server Manager, Version: 2.1.3 on
> Windows Server 2003 (with the Apache virtual server for SVN) and
> Subversion 1.6.12 Server URL is
> https://www.jdqsystems.com:8443/svn/
> https://www.jdqsystems.com is the SSL certified domain that is used
> by both Subversion and other internal websites the server hosts.
> Thanks in advance.
> Jon

Is this a public server? I wonder if it is just the typical bots crawling for insecure apps and such. Although, I'm not sure why the VSVN server would be looking for the file.

Have you asked on the Visual SVN mail list?

BOb
Received on 2010-09-01 22:41:28 CEST

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