OpenSUSE 11.1 – Subversion server + Apache2

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If you would like know how to install subversion and create new subversion repository in OpenSUSE 11.1 this post is for you.

Content:

1. Installation of subversion server
2. Creation of new subversion repository and finishing configuration

Installation of subversion server

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1. We have to install subversion and apache2 packages as the first step.
   Run console and run command:
   sudo /sbin/yast -i subversion-server subversion apache2 apache2-doc apache2-prefork libapr1 libapr-util1 neon
2. We enable webdav and webdav-svn modules in apache configuration. It allow browse SVN repository by browser. Please run these commands:
   sudo a2enmod dav
sudo a2enmod dav_svn

3. We have to create group and user svn for manipulation with subversion repository. Run these commands:
   sudo groupadd -r svn
sudo useradd -r -g svn -d /srv/svn -s /bin/false svn
4. Now is time for creation of folder where files send to subversion-server will be stored. You can modify path as you want my chose is “/home/SVN”
   sudo mkdir -p /home/SVN
5. We have to edit file “/etc/apache2/conf.d/subversion.conf”. I use will use nano for edit of this file. (if you don’t have nano installed you can do it by command sudo /sbin/yast -i nano)
   sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/subversion.conf
6. Modify the configuration file. I deleted complete content and put in configuration below. You have to modify only attributes “” and “SVNParentPath /home/SVN”. There is my configuration file:
   

# Repository with URL http://your_url/svn
# Free read access restricted commit access

DAV svn
SVNParentPath /home/SVN
SVNListParentPath On
# Limit write permission to list of valid users.

# Require SSL connection for password protection.
# SSLRequireSSL
AuthType Basic
# Message to give to the committer
AuthName "Write access requires a password"
# File listing users with write (commit) access
AuthUserFile /srv/svn/user_access/svn_passwdfile
Require valid-user




7. We create now file for store passwords. Run these commands:
   sudo mkdir /srv/svn
sudo mkdir /srv/svn/user_access
sudo touch /srv/svn/user_access/svn_passwdfile
sudo chown root:www /srv/svn/user_access/svn_passwdfile
sudo chmod 640 /srv/svn/user_access/svn_passwdfile

8. We can add user to svn acces by command (modify word “user_name” by real user name)
   sudo htpasswd2 /srv/svn/user_access/svn_passwdfile user_name
9. Restart apache server.
   sudo rcapache2 restart

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Creation of new subversion repository and finishing configuration

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2. Create repository by command (please modify path “/home/SVN/myNewProject” to your path to subversion folder)
   sudo svnadmin create /home/SVN/myNewProject
3. Modify permissions for folder what you created in previous step.
   
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /home/SVN/myNewProject{db,locks}
sudo chown wwwrun:www /home/SVN/myNewProject


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Vladislav Korecký @ 9 April 2009