/data/subversion *contains* the repositories - it is not a repository itself.
So, will the /data/subversion/repo01, /data/subversion/repo02, ... /data/subversion/repo110 automatically be created, or do I have to make them myself? On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 4:09 PM, Andreas Stieger <andreas.stie...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hello, > > > On 05/02/2018 10:02 PM, Paul Greene wrote: > > Prior to running svnsync, do I need to create the same folder > > structure on the destination as on the source? > > no, just an empty, randomly named repository. > > > i.e. the source has 110 repositories located under /data/subversion. I > > have a folder named /data/subversion on the destination as well where > > I want the mirror to go. > > You need to have as many repositories on the far side as you need > mirroring for. The on-disk data will look like this: conf db format > hooks locks README.txt > Each of these is a synchronization unit and needs to be set up > separately. svn does not help you above that level, and below that any > structure only exists inside the repository tree which is replicated. > > > > > Do I need to manually create all the subversion repository folders > > under /data/subversion before syncing, along with the same user > > permissions/ownership? Or does subversion automatically create the > > folders? > > Depends if /data/subversion IS the repository, or CONTAINS repositories. > > Andreas >
