Subversion on Debian

["Bittner,Peter" <Bi...@teamworks.eu.com>]

Hi there!

I need some help with Subversion on a Debian box.

The (current) Debian/testing installs the subversion repository using a
subversion group, so all files in the BerkelyDB are owned by
root:subversion.

The problem I have, is that I get "permission denied" from, e.g.,
ViewCVS which has an integrated subversion access.

What do I have to do to get things right with permissions to make
Subversion run on the Debian box as intended? The Subversion book talks
about creating a dedicated user which should run (and have rights on)
nothing but subversion. What is the Debian aproach to this?

I need to understand this before I go my own way and do something
wrong... :-(

Best regards,
Peter

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Re: Subversion on Debian

[Phil Endecott <sp...@chezphil.org>]

Bittner,Peter wrote:
> I need some help with Subversion on a Debian box.
> 
> The (current) Debian/testing installs the subversion repository using a
> subversion group, so all files in the BerkelyDB are owned by
> root:subversion.
> 
> The problem I have, is that I get "permission denied" from, e.g.,
> ViewCVS which has an integrated subversion access.
> 
> What do I have to do to get things right with permissions to make
> Subversion run on the Debian box as intended? The Subversion book talks
> about creating a dedicated user which should run (and have rights on)
> nothing but subversion. What is the Debian aproach to this?

Hi Peter,

On my Debian box I have created a group called svn and recurively given 
my fsfs repository that group, and group write permission.  I've also 
added the group sticky bit so that new files/directories will get that 
group.  I presume that something similar will happen for Berkely.  Then, 
real users (if any) who will access it using file: can be added to the 
svn group.  For access via Apache, including viewcvs, I have added 
www-data to group svn.  (Remember to restart apache so that it gets the 
new group in its id.)

I don't claim that this is the "Debian way" but it works for me.

--Phil.


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Re: Subversion on Debian

[Ignacio García Fernández <ig...@uv.es>]

Hi!

I don't think there exist a 'debian approach'. It will depend on the
access method you use.

I'm using ssh with server users, and I have hand-edited ownership so
that everithing belongs to root:users (all users in 'users' have to
access my repo).

However, I think this question should be asked to the debian mantainer
of svn, rather than here.

Regards

Ignacio

El vie, 04-11-2005 a las 08:01 +0100, Bittner,Peter escribió:
> Hi there!
> 
> I need some help with Subversion on a Debian box.
> 
> The (current) Debian/testing installs the subversion repository using a
> subversion group, so all files in the BerkelyDB are owned by
> root:subversion.
> 
> The problem I have, is that I get "permission denied" from, e.g.,
> ViewCVS which has an integrated subversion access.
> 
> What do I have to do to get things right with permissions to make
> Subversion run on the Debian box as intended? The Subversion book talks
> about creating a dedicated user which should run (and have rights on)
> nothing but subversion. What is the Debian aproach to this?
> 
> I need to understand this before I go my own way and do something
> wrong... :-(
> 
> Best regards,
> Peter
> 
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