Hook scripts not running when using http access

[John Waycott <ja...@cox.net>]

Our main subversion system at work has a weird issue. The commit 
messages stopped working a few days ago. What we determined is that hook 
scripts execute normally when we use svn or file access, but the scripts 
do not run when we use http access. There are no errors in the apache 
error log or anything unusual in the access log.

It doesn't make sense to me that hook scripts would fail for a specific 
access protocol. The commits all happen normally regardless of the 
protocol used. There have been no changes to the apache server that I'm 
aware of. We're using Subversion 1.3.0 on Suse Linux enterprise 9. 
Subversion was compiled from source - we are not using the 
pre-configured RPMs.

Any ideas where I can look? We are considering a re-install of 
Subversion to see if that corrects the issue but I would like to know 
the cause of the problem first.

-- John Waycott


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Re: Hook scripts not running when using http access

[Craig McElroy <cr...@metissian.com>]

John:
   This is most likely caused by the fact that the commit is being  
performed as a different user (I think it's wwwrun on sles) and with  
a different environment.  Since I don't know what all your hook  
scripts are doing, it's kind of hard to pinpoint, but here are some  
things to check on:

1. Does the wwwrun user have the rights to execute the hook script  
and anything the hook script calls?
2. Do you make any assumptions regarding environment variables such  
as PATH within the script?  Some environment variable modifications  
which may not be available from the shell when kicked off by commit  
done via http.

   Hope that helps.

Cheers,
-craig

On Mar 4, 2006, at 7:42 AM, John Waycott wrote:

> Our main subversion system at work has a weird issue. The commit  
> messages stopped working a few days ago. What we determined is that  
> hook scripts execute normally when we use svn or file access, but  
> the scripts do not run when we use http access. There are no errors  
> in the apache error log or anything unusual in the access log.
>
> It doesn't make sense to me that hook scripts would fail for a  
> specific access protocol. The commits all happen normally  
> regardless of the protocol used. There have been no changes to the  
> apache server that I'm aware of. We're using Subversion 1.3.0 on  
> Suse Linux enterprise 9. Subversion was compiled from source - we  
> are not using the pre-configured RPMs.
>
> Any ideas where I can look? We are considering a re-install of  
> Subversion to see if that corrects the issue but I would like to  
> know the cause of the problem first.
>
> -- John Waycott
>
>
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