Hi, > On 28 Jul 2014, at 22:38, Mun Johl <mun.j...@emulex.com> wrote: > > I have an XML file checked in with the svn:needs-lock property set. I > verified that the permissions on the file in the filesystem do not > include write permission. > > As a test, I made a small change to the file and attempted a check-in > (w/o first locking the file). To my surprise, the file update was > applied! > > Is this a known bug with the version of SVN I'm using? > > Are my expectations incorrect?
See http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7/svn.advanced.locking.html#svn.advanced.locking.lock-communication The property indicates to clients that the item should, not must, be locked. It is, along with locks, a communication tool to synchronise edits to files which are not textually merge-able. Most clients support this and prompt the use to acquire a lock. > That is, am I doing something > incorrectly if I want a user to have to lock the file prior to check-in? You mean prior to editing? You may attempt to enforce locking via hooks but that would undermine the concepts of breakable / steal-able locks in svn. Andreas
