From: Jon Foster <jon.fos...@cabot.co.uk> Date: 17/03/2010 19:16 > Anton Prowse wrote: > [...] >> [/trunk/specialfile] >> user2 = > [...] >> when I authenticate as user2 I receive the following error >> when trying to create a branch from the trunk of "repos1": >> Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in >> response to COPY request for '/repos/repos1/!svn/bc/999/trunk' > > user2 is trying to copy /trunk/specialfile to somewhere where he'd > be able to read it. So Subversion blocks it. In order to create > a branch from trunk, you need read access to trunk and every file > inside it. > > Perhaps /trunk/specialfile can be moved somewhere else, so you can > remove this restrictive permission? (This may require you to dump > the repository and use "svndumpfilter" to get rid of the historical > revisions of /trunk/specialfile). >
Many thanks for the explanation and advice! Anton Prowse TRAVELCLICK Privacy Policy This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of TravelCLICK. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects.
