Hello, I just want to add, that we now found a solution by allowing read access to the repository root for all users. This helps to get the merge command back on track, it correctly applies the expected diffs to the WC. It seems to have no problem with the fact that the directories on the second level still have access restrictions.
Situation now: /repo-root => allowed /repo-root/branches => forbidden /repo-root/branches/source => allowed Best Regards Ruben > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Stein, Ruben [mailto:ruben.st...@mevis.fraunhofer.de] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. März 2015 16:05 > An: users@subversion.apache.org > Betreff: SVN Merge silently fails when parent directory is unreadable > [..] > I have the problem that I cannot execute any merge operation since the > repository owner restricted access rights of some parent folders. > [..]