svnserve.conf(5)                                                                                                svnserve.conf(5)



NAME
       svnserve.conf - Repository configuration file for svnserve

SYNOPSIS
       repository-path/conf/svnserve.conf

DESCRIPTION
       svnserve.conf  controls  the behavior of the svnserve daemon on a per-repository basis.  It is located in the conf subdi-
       rectory of the repository.

       The overall structure of the file is the same as the structure of Subversion user configuration files.  At the top  level
       are  sections,  which are specified by words in square brackets; inside each section are variable definitions of the form
       "variable = value".  Lines beginning with '#' are ignored.  svnserve.conf currently uses only  one  section  named  "gen-
       eral", and supports the following variables:

       anon-access = none|read|write
            Determines  the access level for unauthenticated users.  write access allows all repository operations.  read access
            allows all operations except committing and changing revision  properties.   none  access  allows  no  access.   The
            default level is read.

       auth-access = none|read|write
            Determines  the  access  level for authenticated users, using the same access levels as above.  The default level is
            write.

       password-db = filename
            Sets the location of the password database.  filename may be relative to the repository conf directory.  There is no
            default  value.   The password database has the same overall format as this file.  It uses only one section "users";
            each variable within the section is a username, and each value is a password.

       authz-db = filename
            The authz-db option controls the location of the authorization rules for path-based access control.  filename may be
            relative  to  the repository conf directory.  There is no default value.  If you don't specify an authz-db, no path-
            based access control is done.

       realm = realm-name
            Sets the authentication realm of the repository.  If two repositories have the same password database,  they  should
            have  the  same  realm,  and vice versa; this association allows clients to use a single cached password for several
            repositories.  The default realm value is the repository's uuid.

EXAMPLE
       The following example svnserve.conf allows read access for authenticated users, no access for anonymous users, points  to
       a passwd database in the same directory, and defines a realm name.

        [general]
        anon-access = none
        auth-access = read
        password-db = passwd
        realm = My First Repository

       The file "passwd" would look like:

        [users]
        joeuser = joepassword
        jayrandom = randomjay

SEE ALSO
       svnserve(8)



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