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Can't open file 'svn/repo/db/txn-current-lock': Permission denied

Asked 2009-06-06T18:20:18.953
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I have set up a Linux Server and installed Apache and SVN and dav_svn on it. Now, when I try to upload to https://x.x.x.x:x/svn/repo with Tortoise SVN I get 

Can't open file '/server/svn/repo/db/txn-current-lock': Permission denied

I have Set up my SSL correctly (I can checkout, no problems, even remotely due to Port Forwarding).

I'm guessing this has to do with the Linux Ownership of the Repository folders, How must I set this/ what are the commands?

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It's permission problem. It is not "classic" read/write permissions of apache user, but selinux one.

Apache cannot write to files labeled as httpd_sys_content_t they can be only read by apache.

You have 2 possibilities:

  1. label svn repository files as httpd_sys_content_rw_t:

    chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_rw_t /path/to/your/svn/repo

  2. set selinux boolean httpd_unified --> on

    setsebool -P httpd_unified=1

I prefer 2nd possibility. You can play also with other selinux booleans connected with httpd:

getsebool -a | grep httpd
answered 2011-05-29T11:08:50.743
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In addition to the repository permissions, the /tmp directory must also be writeable by all users.

answered 2012-04-29T18:44:14.523

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