Subversion ( SVN ) Add-on

moozaad wrote:
I get an error backing up my svn, file not found but I've given absolute paths and it works if ran manually 0 0 * * * root /opt/rfw/bin/svnadmin dump /opt/subversion/neopeon > "/c/Neopeon/Neopeon Limited/svn backup/svnbackup.svn" 2>/var/log/cron.svn.log Basically cron can't find /opt/rfw/bin/svnadmin but it's definitely there. Any ideas?

permissions. My bin folder (and contents) are chmod 755.

There shouldn't be any permission issues firstly becuase the cron is run as root and also because the directory and contents are 0755

nas1:/opt/rfw/bin# ls -al
total 448
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root        16384 Sep 11 15:07 .
drwxr-sr-x    7 root     35000       16384 Sep 13 16:48 ..
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         1835 Sep 11 15:07 neon-config
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       155660 Sep 11 15:02 svn
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        44056 Sep 11 15:02 svnadmin
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        22836 Sep 11 15:02 svndumpfilter
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        44352 Sep 11 15:02 svnlook
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        53680 Sep 11 15:02 svnserve
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        32004 Sep 11 15:02 svnsync
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         9032 Sep 11 15:02 svnversion

I have no idea whos group ID 35000 is supposed to be, I presume it is a bug in the firmware or addon but it shouldn't affect svnadmin.

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Resolved. There were hidden characters in the script

/opt/rfw/bin/svnadmi\207\207n

I guess that's what you get for using a weird version of VI :]

Help! I have been trying to configure automated backup of my subversion repository for a couple weeks now. After some searching around, I decided that the svn-fast-backup script (http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/contrib/server-side/svn-fast-backup) would work well for me with a FSFS subversion repository. However, I am just not smart enough to automate it.

I have done the following:
Put the svn-fast-backup script in /bin
chmod a+x on svn-fast-backup
chmod -R 755 /bin

I have tried the following:
add a call to svn-fast-backup to the post-commit hook of the subversion repository.
add a script calling svn-fast-backup to the cron.daily directory
add the following line to /etc/crontab

30 20 * * * root /bin/svn-fast-backup /opt/subversion/repo/ /c/share/svn-backup/repo/ >> /c/share/svn-backup/backup.log

The crontab line does result in a backup.log file, but it is empty. I can't get anything to work. I am not experienced with linux and I know that this should be a simple cron job. I am really hoping some nice, helpful person could step through what I need to do to get a python script like svn-fast-backup to work as a cron job. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but I can't figure it out.

And yes, I have installed python via apt and the following command works just fine when run manually:

/bin/svn-fast-backup /opt/subversion/repo/ /c/share/svn-backup/repo/ >> /c/share/svn-backup/backup.log

bash resolves paths differently to python, try removing the end slashes

/bin/svn-fast-backup /opt/subversion/repo /c/share/svn-backup/repo >> /c/share/svn-backup/backup.log

also check that it allows ">> /c/share/svn-backup/backup.log" as stdout/stderr redirection is a sh/bash trick and I'm not sure its valid with python.

lastly.. rsync might not exist in the path that cron/python looks in.

Thanks for the help. What fixed it was putting the complete paths to svnlook, svnadmin, and rsync in the svn-fast-backup script.

For those that might be searching how to backup subversion repositories on a ReadyNAS, here is what I did. This probably isn't the best way to backup subversion and it only works on FSFS repositories, but it does work for me.

1. Get the svn-fast-backup script from here, http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/contrib/server-side/svn-fast-backup
2. Modify the script to include full paths to svnlook, svnadmin, and rsync

svnlook = "/opt/rfw/bin/svnlook"    # Path to svnlook
svnadmin = "/opt/rfw/bin/svnadmin"  # Path to svnadmin
rsync = "/usr/bin/rsync"            # Path to rsync

3. Put the svn-fast-backup on your NAS. I put it at /c/share/svn-backup/svn-fast-backup
4. Set permissions. I am a newbie, so these permissions are most certainly overkill. All you probably need is the a+x:

chmod a+x /c/share/svn-backup/svn-fast-backup
chmod 755 /c/share/svn-backup/svn-fast-backup
chmod -R 755 /bin

5. Add the following line to /etc/crontab, modifying for your repository and backup schedule

30 2 * * * root /c/share/svn-backup/svn-fast-backup /opt/subversion/YourRepository /c/share/svn-backup/YourRepository >> /c/share/svn-backup/svn-fast-backup.log

Has anyone had a problem with svnserve not being found? I just installed the Add-on, created a repo using the command-line, and loaded my dumped copy in. I can browse the repo fine in a web browser, but anytime I use svn+ssh, I get the following:

! svn list svn+ssh://myusername@mynas.local/svn
bash: line 1: svnserve: command not found
svn: Network connection closed unexpectedly

From Googling, it appears that svnserve isn't in the path. But I have added /opt/rfw/bin to every place I could find, and still no dice. If I ssh in as root or myusername, svnserve is found w/ no problem.

Please help!

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I was messing around with ssh commands and came across this interesting scenario:

! echo 'which svnserve' | ssh -T root@mymachine.local
/opt/rfw/bin/svnserve

! echo 'echo $PATH' | ssh -T root@mymachine.local
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/opt/rfw/bin

! ssh root@mymachine.local /opt/rfw/bin/svnserve
You must specify exactly one of -d, -i, -t, or -X
Type '/opt/rfw/bin/svnserve --help' for usage

! ssh root@mymachine.local svnserve
bash: line 1: svnserve: command not found

The directory is in the path... the program is there... why can't it be run?

I installed all the following addons, and I am able to create a repo using websvn. I can also use a web browser to view the repo.

subversion_1.6.6-readynas-1.0.3.bin
ToggleSSH_1.0.bin
PHP_1.2.bin
WebSVN_2.2.1-readynas-0.9.3.bin
EnableUserSSH_1.0.bin
EnableRootSSH_1.0.bin

https://192.168.0.101/websvn/
https://192.168.0.101/svn/

Now I'm stuck. I read through this and other threads, and tried several suggestions but none helped.

(1) When I try to connect to the repo with Subclipse (an SVN client), with the following credentials, I get the following error. How do I fix this?

repo: https://192.168.0.101/svn
user: <user>
pass: <pass>

svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/svn'
svn: PROPFIND of '/svn': 301 Moved Permanently (https://192.168.0.101)

(2) How do I add files to the repo?

Thank you!

follow the instructions in this thread to create a repository.

svnadmin create /opt/subversion/<name of your repository>
chown -R admin:admin /opt/subversion/*
echo "enable-rep-sharing = false" >> /opt/subversion/<name of your repository>/db/fsfs.conf

Installing the add-ons does not create a repository...only the capability to use the ReadyNAS as a server.

@efalsken: Were you trying to answer my questions? I was able to create the repo using websvn as I stated. Creating the repo is not my issue. To verify I looked at the last line in /opt/subversion/<myrepo>/db/fsfs.conf:

enable-rep-sharing = false

Again, my questions are (1) how to access the repo from a client and (2) how to add files to the existing repo.

Is this a basic svn 101 RTFM kind of question? Actually, yes, it is. Reference:
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.tour.importing.html

To add files to a repo's /trunk and to get rid of PROPFIND errors cited above:

1. Connect to your ReadyNAS from your computer


2. copy a directory of files <dir> to any location <loc> on your ReadyNAS.


3. ssh to ReadyNAS


4. cd <loc>


5. svn import <dir> file:///opt/subversion/<myrepo>/trunk -m "Initial commit"


Subclipse and any other client now can interact with the repo.

Hopefully this helps for any other svn import newb.

stevepiercy wrote:

@efalsken: Were you trying to answer my questions? I was able to create the repo using websvn as I stated. Creating the repo is not my issue. To verify I looked at the last line in /opt/subversion/<myrepo>/db/fsfs.conf: enable-rep-sharing = false Again, my questions are (1) how to access the repo from a client and (2) how to add files to the existing repo. Is this a basic svn 101 RTFM kind of question? Actually, yes, it is. Reference: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.tour.importing.html To add files to a repo's /trunk and to get rid of PROPFIND errors cited above: Connect to your ReadyNAS from your computer copy a directory of files <dir> to any location <loc> on your ReadyNAS. ssh to ReadyNAS cd <loc> svn import <dir> file:///opt/subversion/<myrepo>/trunk -m "Initial commit" Subclipse and any other client now can interact with the repo. Hopefully this helps for any other svn import newb.

I didn't have any problems with the initial checkin. But I did have a problem with the WebSVN when looking at an empty repository, or if I had no repositories created yet. On my ReadyNAS, I can log in as any user to gain access to the SVN repository. I added the following lines to /etc/frontview/apache/addons/subversion.conf: Inside the <location> tag.

<Location /svn>
DAV     svn
SVNParentPath   /opt/subversion
SVNListParentPath       On

# Limit write permission to list of valid users.
<LimitExcept GET PROPFIND OPTIONS REPORT>
        AuthType Basic
        AuthName "ReadyNAS SVN"
        Require valid-user
</LimitExcept>
</Location>