Create Repository Failure

[Joshua M Olson <Jo...@raytheon.com>]

I am having trouble getting a repository created.  Just started using 
subversion for win2000 and get errors saying;

svnadmin create /path/to/repos
svnadmin: Repository creation failed
svnadmin: Could not create top-level directory
svnadmin: can't create directory '\path\to\repos': The system cannot fine 
the path specified. 

I have created directory /path/to in order to follow the quick start 
section as closely as possible but still get this error.

Josh









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Re: Create Repository Failure

[Brad <br...@insightbb.com>]

> > I am having trouble getting a repository created.  Just started
> > using subversion for win2000 and get errors saying;

> > svnadmin create /path/to/repos
> > svnadmin: Repository creation failed
> > svnadmin: Could not create top-level directory

> /path/to/repos doesn't look like any Windows filesystem path I've
> ever seen.  I think you want svn create D:\repos_directory

The svnadmin program will recognize the forward slashes in the path and 
operate correctly, even on Windows.  However, Windows mkdir command 
doesn't recognize the forward slash as a valid path seperator, only the 
backslash.

If you do this:

    md \path\to
    svnadmin create /path/to/repos

it should work.  At least it does on my Windows XP Pro, SP2 machine.

 


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Re: Create Repository Failure

[Andy Levy <an...@gmail.com>]

On 11/7/05, Joshua M Olson <Jo...@raytheon.com> wrote:
>
>
> I am having trouble getting a repository created. Just started using
> subversion for win2000 and get errors saying;
>
> svnadmin create /path/to/repos
> svnadmin: Repository creation failed
> svnadmin: Could not create top-level directory
> svnadmin: can't create directory '\path\to\repos': The system cannot fine
> the path specified.
>
> I have created directory /path/to in order to follow the quick start
> section as closely as possible but still get this error.

 /path/to/repos doesn't look like any Windows filesystem path I've ever
seen. I think you want svn create D:\repos_directory