Unable to access repo with SVN+HTTPS.

unreal128 · 07-07-2011, 10:19 PM

I am running Ubuntu 10.4 with Apache2, SVN and SSL. Both HTTP and HTTPS are working correctly with my website. Although the SVN setup I have is not working.

This configuration gives me a 403 error.

Code:

<Location /svn>

  DAV svn

  SVNParentPath /srv/svn/repos
  SVNListParentPath On

  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all

</Location>

This configuration prompts the login but it keep reprompting; not accepting my login.

Code:

<Location /svn>

  DAV svn

  SVNParentPath /srv/svn/repos
  SVNListParentPath On

  Order deny,allow
  Deny from all
  Satisfy any

  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "Subversion Repository"
  AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd

  Require valid-user

</Location>

I write out the dav_svn.passwd file using htpasswd.

This issue is driving me up the walls. If there is any additional information, I will be more than happy to provide it.

divyashree · 07-08-2011, 03:51 AM

Check this link may help you .

http://thegnulinuxguy.wordpress.com/...-https-server/

unreal128 · 07-08-2011, 10:56 AM

Thanks for the link. I paid particular attention to the subversion configuration for Apache2. When I get rid of the "Order deny,allow" and "Deny from all" it starts to work but unprotected. I noticed he uses htpasswd2 to create the password file. I couldn't find htpasswd2 on Ubuntu 10.4 but thought htpasswd was the command to use for Apache2. Is the problem that I am using htpasswd instead of htpasswd2? This would explain why the logins fail.

divyashree · 07-08-2011, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unreal128

Thanks for the link. I paid particular attention to the subversion configuration for Apache2. When I get rid of the "Order deny,allow" and "Deny from all" it starts to work but unprotected. I noticed he uses htpasswd2 to create the password file. I couldn't find htpasswd2 on Ubuntu 10.4 but thought htpasswd was the command to use for Apache2. Is the problem that I am using htpasswd instead of htpasswd2? This would explain why the logins fail.

htpasswd2 is used on SLES there but in ubuntu its htpasswd .

In SLES the version comes after the command, like apache2,htpasswd2 etc..

unreal128 · 07-11-2011, 11:29 AM

That makes sense, thanks for explaining this. Do you know why the login is not being accepted? Even with HTTP+SVN I can't get it working. I reinstalled Ubuntu 10.04 from scratch without SSL this time and only followed this tutorial in order to setup WebDAV. Please help me, I am so frustrated that it keeps requesting the login.

Code:

<Location /svn>

DAV svn

SVNParentPath /srv/svn/repos
SVNListParentPath On

Order deny,allow
Deny from all

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Subversion Repository"
AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd
Require valid-user

</Location>

unreal128 · 07-13-2011, 11:33 AM

I was able to resolve the problem by putting the Limit directive around the Require valid-user directive.

Code:

<Limit GET POST PUT DELETE CONNECT OPTIONS PATCH PROPFIND PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK>
   Require valid-user
</Limit>

Don't ask me why, it just works now. I used LimitExcept but I wanted to bar everything so I used Limit instead. You could probably use LimitExcept OPTIONS too.