[PATCH] add svnadmin et al to svn+ssh checklist

[Andy Whitcroft <ap...@shadowen.org>]

It seems that svnadmin and family take out BerkeleyDB locks to
stablise the database during their operation.  As a result they can
also cause new logs to be created and other permissions issues.  Patch
below adds a note to the checklist to this effect.

<<<
Add warnings about using svnadmin et al to svn+ssh checklist.

* doc/book/book/ch06.xml: add warnings about svnadmin to checklist.
>>>

Index: doc/book/book/ch06.xml
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--- doc/book/book/ch06.xml	(revision 10470)
+++ doc/book/book/ch06.xml	(working copy)
@@ -2020,6 +2020,13 @@
             binary.</para>
         </listitem>
 
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>The svnlook and svnadmin commands take BerkeleyDB
+	    locks on the database so they can also cause permissions
+	    issues.  These must also be run from a user with a sane
+	    umask, or the commands themselves wrapped as above.
+	</listitem>
+
         <listitem>
           <para>When BerkeleyDB creates new logfiles, they need to be
             owned by the group as well, so make sure you run

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Re: [PATCH] add svnadmin et al to svn+ssh checklist

[Michael W Thelen <th...@cs.utah.edu>]

* Andy Whitcroft <ap...@shadowen.org> [2004-08-03 07:00]:
> It seems that svnadmin and family take out BerkeleyDB locks to
> stablise the database during their operation.  As a result they can
> also cause new logs to be created and other permissions issues.  Patch
> below adds a note to the checklist to this effect.

Thanks!  I've committed a change based on this patch in r10625.

-- 
Michael W. Thelen
... spell 'creat' with an E.
                -- Ken Thompson