> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Bob Archer <bob.arc...@amsi.com> > wrote: > > >> Hi all. I have a problem with SVN. I have the (only) user > > >> 'test_user' (in the 'passwd' file) having 'rw' on the entire > > >> repository. Why am I able to get *authenticated* with the user > > >> 'TESTUSER' (but not *authorized* to commit)? Note that only > > >> authenticated user can access and read from my repository, so > > >> 'TESTUSER' should not be authenticated, as it happens for all > > the > > >> users not appearing in the passwd file, for example the > > 'BlaBlaBla' > > >> user. > > >> Thanks > > >You probably have anon access allowed. Are you using svn or > > apache/http? Perhaps showing us your config file would help. I > > >think authorization is only applied to authenticated users. > > > > >BOb > > > > anon-access = none > > password-db = passwd > > authz-db = authz > > > > I'm using svn (svnserve.exe). There is a mistake in the previous > > post: 'test_user' is without the '_' character. So the only user > in > > passwd is 'testuser'. Every user different from 'testuser' does > not > > get authentication, while 'TESTUSER' gets authentication, but > he's > > not authorized to commit. (while 'testuser' is). It seems that > > 'TESTUSER' and 'testuser' are the same from the authentication > > point of view, while they are different from the authorization > > point of view. Instead, I would expect for 'TESTUSER' to not be > > authenticated. Am I right or am I missing something? Thanks. > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Bob Archer <bob.arc...@amsi.com> > > wrote: > You are possibly correct. I know that svn is case sensitive. > However, the authentication may not be. If you authenticate using > lower case can you do your commit? > > BOb > > Sure, 'testuser' can commit
So, it sounds like you have your answer. Authentication is not case sensitive, yet authorization is. Seems like a bit of a bug to me. Perhaps a svn dev will jump in here and let us know. BOb
