RE: svn commit failing - username not sent on the MERGE webdav command

Sorry for the late reply..

Our httpd.conf file contains for this location (some information retracted..
and some lines are commeted out)

## Main Subversion repository
<Location /ec-svn>
        DAV svn
        SVNPath "/usr/local/svn/ec-svn/repo"
        ErrorDocument 404 default
        AuthzSVNAccessFile "/usr/local/svn/ec-svn/auth/authaccess"
        SVNIndexXSLT /xslt/default-svnindex.xsl
        SVNPathAuthz off
        #AuthzSVNAuthoritive off
        #AuthUserFile /usr/local/svn/ec-svn/conf/htpasswd
        AuthLDAPURL ldap://********
        AuthLDAPBindDN "*****"
        AuthLDAPBindPassword "*****"
        AuthType Basic
        AuthBasicProvider ldap
        #AuthzLDAPAuthoritative on
        AuthName " svn repository edisvn"
  <LimitExcept MERGE>
    Require valid-user
  </LimitExcept>
</Location>

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Martin [mailto:philip_at_codematters.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 2:35 PM
To: greg_at_gregj.me
Cc: users_at_subversion.apache.org
Subject: Re: svn commit failing - username not sent on the MERGE webdav
command

<greg_at_gregj.me> writes:

> Ok now I joined the mailing ilst. But I have not had any response to
> this problem.
>
> Any suggestions? Should I RTFM - if so which?
>
> I've tried different things - and it only seems to allow access if
> 'anonymous' is given access. Which could be a deal breaker for us.
>
> Ideas?

What you have posted of your authz file looks correct, but a complete,
self-contained, example would be better. What does the Location block in
your apache config file look like?

--
Philip