Very much a shared server. I tried the following (from within ssh):
/usr/local/bin/svn info svn://<server>/svn Result: Authorization failed ---------------------------------- Concepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything. - St. Gregory of Nyssa Jeffrey Lee j...@lee-burgin.com On May 13, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Bob Archer 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. > > I see. So, you are running the daemon then closing your ssh connection. Are > you sure that keeps the deamon running. I'm not much of a Linux guy. > > That said... are you sure your hoster has the port that svn needs open. Is > this a shared server or a dedicated server or what? I'm not sure why you > would get an auth failure. It is prompting for the username and password? Or > are you just passing them. > > If you use svn.exe while you are in the ssh session does that work? > > BOb >
