On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:58:44 +0100 Pierre Berthier <pierre.berth...@ini.phys.ethz.ch> wrote:
> Hi > > after upgrading a SVN server from 1.6 to 1.7.2 (r1207936), I am > getting this error message when committing: > > svn: E175002: Commit failed (details follow): > svn: E175002: Server sent unexpected return value (500 Internal Server > Error) in response to POST request for '/repos/svntest/!svn/me' > > The corresponding error on the server is: > (20014)Internal error: Can't open file '/srv/svn/repos/!svn/format': > No such file or directory > > My apache configuration on the server includes: > > <Location /repos/> > DAV svn > SVNParentPath /srv/svn/repos/ > SVNListParentPath on > ... > </Location> > I have discovered that if I stop using path-based authorization by setting SVNPathAuthz Off instead of On, the problem disappear. I have also tried the value "short_circuit" for SVNPathAuthz, but it does not change the error compared to "SVNPathAuthz On". Anyone a clue what this means?