On May 13, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Jeffrey Lee wrote: > > > On May 13, 2010, at 10:40 AM, 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. > ---------------------------------- > Concepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything. - St. Gregory of > Nyssa > > Jeffrey Lee > j...@lee-burgin.com Try turning off anon-access. My experience is that mixing anonymous and authenticated access confuses the client and causes strange behavior. -- David Brodbeck System Administrator, Linguistics University of Washington
