How to manage access rights permission on Subversion using command prompt or other GUI tool on Windows Server 2008?

Question

I have installed Subversion Edge which is an opensource integrated package for Subversion on a Windows Server 2008 R2.

Recently, we have got an error on apache installed by subversion edge, and our Subversion Edge control center is now not accessible, and giving us a internal server error. (this is not a problem because we are still able to checkout / commit on created repository. and browse it using view vc and svn). So we're unable to use a GUI provided by Subversion Edge to manage the stack.

Now because its control panel is not opening, I'm unable create new repository, or add new users or update access rights/permission for users or groups created earlier.

Is there any way (may be from command prompt) or other GUI tools to manage this until the server error is addressed?

Answer 1

Access Permissions can be manually edited in a text file "svn_access_file" located at \data\conf folder of the csvn installation.

Still, don't know how to create new repository or add new user manually.

Answer 2

How about reporting the problem with the console so you can get it working again? I would recommend following the ManualUpgrade instructions on this page:

https://ctf.open.collab.net/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.svnedge/wiki/ManualUpgrade

Answer 3

Install a command-line SVN client, such as Slik SVN. Read An Administrator's Toolkit section in Version Control with Subversion.

Answer 4

Go to the Respective Repository location and there will be a passwd file under conf like /data/Repository_Name/conf/passwd

For example, if u want to give permission for given Repository_Name repository follow below steps:

1. Go to the location to find the passwd file
2. Make an entry the repective user id and cretae a password for him.
3. Send the credential details to the user and let him try accessing.

Its Done for Granting access.

Thanks, Manas Kumar Panigrahi, US Technologies,Bangalore.