On Jan 18, 2011, at 14:43 , Dave Pawson wrote: > I'm resurrecting a subversion setup. > subversion 1.6.5 on apache 2. > > Apache setup > <Location /repos> > Dav svn > SVNParentPath /srv > Authtype Basic > AuthName "..." > AuthuserFile /etc/svnauthfile > Require valid-user > </Location> > > user apache is set as owner of /srv and all subdirectories > I used, as root, > svnadmin create /srv/files > svnadmin create /srv/pac > > Then updated ownership again. > > I set two users for access > #htpasswd -cm /etc/svnauthfile dpawson > #htpasswd -m /etc/svnauthfile sue > > > > On the server, as root I can import files OK. > as a normal user I can't, and I'm getting > svn: Can't open file /srv/files/db/txn-current-lock': Permission denied > > From a client > # svn list --username dpawson http://192.168.1.74/repos/files > svn: access to 'http://192.168.1.74/repos/files' forbidden > > I guess it's a common 403 error code, but I can't figure out > where the permissions are wrong.
Did you import the initial repository content as local root, using a "file://" URL? In that case, some files inside the "db" directory would now be owned by root. I'd double-check the permissions on the following dirs & files. /etc/svnauthfile (just in case) /srv /srv/files /srv/files/db /srv/files/db/txn-current-lock Also, are ACLs in effect? SELinux, for example, can block Apache. HTH, Steve -- Stephen Butler | Senior Consultant elego Software Solutions GmbH Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 | 13355 Berlin | Germany fon: +49 30 2345 8696 | mobile: +49 163 25 45 015 fax: +49 30 2345 8695 | http://www.elegosoft.com Geschäftsführer: Olaf Wagner | Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 77719 | USt-IdNr: DE163214194
