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RE: Wrong value in db/format when creating from TortoiseSVN

From: Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:55:18 -0400

>> Do not put your repository on a shared drive. Do not use file:
>> protocol to access it. It is not designed to work in such way. Read
>> the documentation (aka svnbook) and configure a proper server.
>
> This should be emphasized more.  Although the OP said he wanted the
> users to be able to create new repositories, it is really a bad
> idea to be able to do this through mapped file access (aside from
> that being a bad idea in general for multiuser use) because it also
> means that anyone can delete or overwrite your entire history with
> an inadvertent typo or mouse wiggle.
>
> Once the repository is created the users will be accessing it
> either through svn:// or http:// and NOT with file:///  Although I
> still want the users to be able to create repository using TSVN
> because they are not familiar with Linux at all and also that they
> won't have to wait for some admin person (let's say myself) to just
> create a repository for them.

The simple answer is to match svn versions... use all 1.5.x or 1.6.x.

I would suggest you upgrade you sever to 1.6.x.

BOb
Received on 2010-09-29 18:56:02 CEST

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