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So there are several similar questions on serverfault ... but the solution is still eluding me.

I am running subversion on Ubuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

I get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when I attempt to commit.

It is definitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

My repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit ErrorSVN Commit Error says to chgrp .. but I don't seem to be able to. All the apache DAV stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

Apologies if i am missing something simple here.

Thanks in advance, Kirb

additional edit: I am not able to sudo chgrp on the directory at all

sudo chgrp -R www-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn [sudo] password for kirb: chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied

So there are several similar questions on serverfault ... but the solution is still eluding me.

I am running subversion on Ubuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

I get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when I attempt to commit.

It is definitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

My repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit Error says to chgrp .. but I don't seem to be able to. All the apache DAV stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

Apologies if i am missing something simple here.

Thanks in advance, Kirb

additional edit: I am not able to sudo chgrp on the directory at all

sudo chgrp -R www-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn [sudo] password for kirb: chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied

So there are several similar questions on serverfault ... but the solution is still eluding me.

I am running subversion on Ubuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

I get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when I attempt to commit.

It is definitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

My repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit Error says to chgrp .. but I don't seem to be able to. All the apache DAV stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

Apologies if i am missing something simple here.

Thanks in advance, Kirb

additional edit: I am not able to sudo chgrp on the directory at all

sudo chgrp -R www-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn [sudo] password for kirb: chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied
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I am running subversion on ubuntuUbuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

iI get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when iI attempt to commit.

It is deffinitelydefinitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

myMy repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit Error sayssays to chgrp .. but i dontI don't seem to be able to.

all All the apache davDAV stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

apologiesApologies if i am missing something simple here.

additional edit: i I am not able to sudo chgrp on the directory at all

sudo chgrp -R www-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn [sudo] password for kirb: chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied`

sudo chgrp -R www-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn [sudo] password for kirb: chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied

I am running subversion on ubuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

i get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when i attempt to commit.

It is deffinitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

my repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit Error says to chgrp .. but i dont seem to be able to.

all the apache dav stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

apologies if i am missing something simple here.

additional edit: i am not able to sudo chgrp on the directory at all

sudo chgrp -R www-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn [sudo] password for kirb: chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied`

I am running subversion on Ubuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

I get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when I attempt to commit.

It is definitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

My repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit Error says to chgrp .. but I don't seem to be able to. All the apache DAV stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

Apologies if i am missing something simple here.

additional edit: I am not able to sudo chgrp on the directory at all

sudo chgrp -R www-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn [sudo] password for kirb: chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory `/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied
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So there are several similar questions on serverfault ... but the solution is still eluding me.

I am running subversion on ubuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

i get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when i attempt to commit.

It is deffinitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

my repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit Error says to run the following commandchgrp .. but i dont seem to be able to.

all the apache dav stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

apologies if i getam missing something simple here.

Thanks in advance, Kirb

additional edit: i am not able to sudo chgrp on the directory at all

sudo chgrp -R svnwww-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn chgrp:[sudo] invalidpassword group:for svn' chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/format'svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/conf'format': Operation not permitted chmod: cannotchanging readpermissions directoryof /home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission deniedOperation not permitted chmod: changing permissions ofcannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/locks'conf': Operation notPermission permitteddenied chmod: cannotchanging readpermissions directoryof /home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission deniedOperation not permitted chmod: changing permissions ofcannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/db'locks': Operation notPermission permitteddenied chmod: cannotchanging readpermissions directoryof /home/kirb/svn/db': Permission deniedOperation not permitted chmod: changing permissions ofcannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/README.txt'db': Operation not permit Permission teddenied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/hooks'README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directorychanging permissions of /home/kirb/svn/hooks': PermissionOperation deniednot permitted chmod: cannot read directory

all the apache dav stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

apologies if i am missing something simple here.

Thanks in advance, Kirb/home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied`

So there are several similar questions on serverfault ... but the solution is still eluding me.

I am running subversion on ubuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

i get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when i attempt to commit.

It is deffinitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

my repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit Error says to run the following command... though i get.

sudo chgrp -R svn /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn chgrp: invalid group: svn' chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permit ted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied

all the apache dav stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

apologies if i am missing something simple here.

Thanks in advance, Kirb

So there are several similar questions on serverfault ... but the solution is still eluding me.

I am running subversion on ubuntu 9.04 .. through apache2.2.x ....

i get

Commit failed (details follow): Can't make directory '/home/kirb/svn/dav/activities.d': Permission denied

when i attempt to commit.

It is deffinitely a permissions issue... but how to fix it is still eluding me.

my repository is in /home/kirb/svn.

SVN Commit Error says to chgrp .. but i dont seem to be able to.

all the apache dav stuff seems to be working though. I can access my repository just fine through a browser.

apologies if i am missing something simple here.

Thanks in advance, Kirb

additional edit: i am not able to sudo chgrp on the directory at all

sudo chgrp -R www-data /home/kirb/svn; chmod -R g+rwx /home/kirb/svn [sudo] password for kirb: chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/format': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/conf': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/conf': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/locks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/locks': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/db': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/db': Permission denied chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/README.txt': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of /home/kirb/svn/hooks': Operation not permitted chmod: cannot read directory /home/kirb/svn/hooks': Permission denied`

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