I experienced the same thing and found that the problem was that I had incorrect permission for the .subversion folder. After I changed ownage of the .subversion folder, everything worked fine.
When in your home directory, type the following and change "username" to your username and "group" to the group name your user is a member of (usally "staff"): # chown username:group -R .subversion /Mack --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Versions" group. To post to this group, send email to versions@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/versions?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---