SVN/Source module not connecting

avatar pgoodwill Pro Mar 8. 2010. 10:02 am #1
I just installed the "Source" module, entered my SVN url/user/pass and receive this message when I "Test Connection to Repository":

"Could not connect to repository: sh: /svn: No such file or directory"

I can connect directly to the URL entered via my browser (and SVN client) so I do not understand why I am receiving this error.

My SVN URL looks similar to this:
http://subversion.mycompany.com/svn.subdomain.mysite.com/trunk/

I've tried with/without a trailing slash and with/without "http://".

Any ideas?
avatar Ilija Studen Staff Mar 8. 2010. 2:38 pm #2
Is path to SVN binary on Administration > Source Settings page OK? Do you get green checkmark when you click on Check SVN Path button?
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avatar kdevineni Mar 10. 2010. 6:40 am #3
I have the same issue with the SVN URL.

I tried with the SVN URL as well as directory path

SVN binary on Administration > Source Settings are good.

My svn and activecollab runs on the same linux server.
I tried all the below combinations, no luck
1./home/local/apps/svn/repositories/DMH
2.https://localhost/svn/DMH
3.http://localhost/svn/DMH
Tried replacing with the IP address and with and without trailing slashes for all the above..

For #2,3 options "Test connection to repository" works, but doesn't work beyond that.

Please help!!

Krishna
avatar Ilija Studen Staff Mar 10. 2010. 6:57 am #4
Hello Krishna,

Please check this documentation page to learn more about Subversion URL-s. Make sure that you use a valid one that you can also access using svn command line utility (SSH to your server and do some tests to make sure that everything is working properly).
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avatar pgoodwill Pro Mar 10. 2010. 8:34 am #5
kdevineni - what values did you enter into the Administration > Source Settings section?

I'm not sure how to determine where the "subversion executable" exists. Activecollab is on a Linux server.

Ilija Studen - is there a particular file I can search for (i.e. the executable)?
avatar Ilija Studen Staff Mar 10. 2010. 10:03 am #6
On Unix system, SVN executable is named svn - just that, no extension, no nothing. On Windows, it's svn.exe.

You should consult your system administrator or hosting provider for assistance - they know whether SVN is installed and where it is located.
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avatar pgoodwill Pro Mar 10. 2010. 12:49 pm #7
Found it. I was looking in "/etc/..." but the "svn" binary is stored in "/usr/bin/" by default when installing via YUM.

I left the configure path empty (to use default).

Everything is working as expected now!

Thanks :)
avatar Ilija Studen Staff Mar 10. 2010. 1:43 pm #8
Thank you for the followup, I'm glad to hear that you got it to work :)
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