Right, which I am doing. However, if I give an incorrect password, I get told that. If I give the correct password, I get an Authorization fail. Clearly, then, it knows I'm the right user with the right password, but something else is preventing access. ---------------------------------- Concepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything. - St. Gregory of Nyssa
Jeffrey Lee j...@lee-burgin.com On May 13, 2010, at 12:54 PM, 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 >>>>> >>>> Very much a shared server. >>>> >>>> I tried the following (from within ssh): >>>> >>>> /usr/local/bin/svn info svn://<server>/svn >>>> >>>> Result: >>>> >>>> Authorization failed >>> >>> Hmm... are you sure you have the config set up correctly and pointing to >> an auth file that is correctly set up? Do you have anon access enabled? >> Have you tried passing the svn username / password on your command line >> like: >>> >>> /usr/local/bin/svn info svn://<server>/svn --username User --password >> Password >>> >>> I'm wondering since you are on a shared server if someone else is >> running svnserve on the default port. ALthough I expect that would give >> you an error. >>> >>> BOb >>> >> Hmmm... if I do the command line specifying --username <ssh user> -- >> password <password> I'll get a response like "Authentication realm: >> <svn://<server>:3690> some sort of key is presented and then I'm asked for >> a username. If I give it the username specified in the passwd db, then >> the incorrect password I'm told the password is incorrect. If I give it >> the correct password, I get an Authentication failed. >> >> I'm beginning to wonder if the directory permissions are at issue? > > Well, the SSH password has nothing to do with it... since you aren't using > SSH or tunneling through SSH. you should be providing a username/password > pair that is in your passwd file that your config points to. > > BOb >
