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15Feb/100

#Subversion: Failed to get lock on destination repository

In the event that your Subversion server was powered down incorrectly during one of its subversion mirror synchronizations you might end up with a lock on the destination repository. This basic tutorial will help you to remove the lock and continue with your synchronizations.

Below is the output from the svnsync showed this:

# /usr/bin/svnsync --non-interactive synchronize svn://{destination repository}/opt/svn/{repo}

Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
Failed to get lock on destination repos, currently held by 'svn.how2centos.com:fbc2c0c8-957f-0410-8a06-87f31314868b'
svnsync: Couldn't get lock on destination repos after 10 attempts

To remove the lock you'll need to do the following:

# svn propdel svn:sync-lock --revprop -r 0 svn://{destination repository}/opt/svn/{repo}
# /usr/bin/svnsync --non-interactive synchronize svn://{destination repository}/opt/svn/{repo}

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9Mar/090

#SVN #Apache #LDAP configuration

Apache Configuration

Create a Apache configuration file for Subversion

# vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/subversion.conf



LoadModule dav_svn_module     modules/mod_dav_svn.so
LoadModule authz_svn_module   modules/mod_authz_svn.so



  # Enable Subversion
    DAV svn

  # Directory containing all repository for this path
    SVNParentPath			/opt/svn/
    SVNAutoversioning			on

  # LDAP Authentication & Authorization is final; do not check other databases
    AuthBasicProvider			ldap
    AuthzLDAPAuthoritative		off

  # Do basic password authentication in the clear
    AuthType				Basic

  # The name of the protected area or "realm"
    AuthName				"Subversion Repository"

  # The LDAP query URL
    AuthLDAPURL				"ldap://:389/dc=example,dc=co.za

  # Require authentication for this Location
    Require valid-user