Authorizing a new User (02/22/2013 CLF)

Server = svnsrv.pppl.gov
System files are in:  /usr/local/svn_https/access/
Repository is in:     /p/svnowner/repository/test_transp

Web - Registration in: /var/www_svn/html/account
      cgi          in: /var/www_svn/cgi-bin/account-action

• You will get eamil from SVN Owner
  Subject: "/usr/local/svn_https/access/svn-update-file contents have been changed"
• The User's Requests are appended to /usr/local/svn_https/access/svn-update-file
• Make sure you make backups prior to editing files.

1. add passwd to svn-auth-file
   cut & paste from svn-update-file
2. add username to svn-control-file
   cut & paste from svn-update-file
3. edit svn-update-file
   add comment
4. touch svn-update-file.touch
   to stop email notifications
5. add user with full Name to svnusers_names.txt

    "svn username" "unix username" : "First & Last Name" : email
    
    Note: User's unix & real name are not provided by the WEB application.
          You should know whome you are authorizing.
   

SVN for TRANSP summary -- 01/15/2010 2:45pm


1) Creating a repository
2) Initial import to repository
3) Setting access to repository
4) Adding users (including yourself)
5) Additional info
6) The /p/svnowner partition
7) Trial repositories created ...
8) Log messages

1) Creating a repository

# Here's how to create a repository
# Must be on svnsrv.pppl.gov
# Must be a member of svnowner group
#   Members are:
#   randerso,ludesche,dmccune,mgorelen,randre,kindires,efeibush
# Must have root privileges for part of this step

# As randerso on svnsrv.pppl.gov (member of svnowner group)
svnadmin create /p/svnowner/repository/set_lranders
# !!! Owner must be svnowner
su - root
/bin/chown --recursive --no-dereference svnowner:svnowner /p/svnowner/repository/set_lranders
exit

2) Initial import to repository

# As lranders on sunfire03
/bin/mkdir --parents TMP/set_lranders_original/subdir
echo hello > TMP/set_lranders_original/hello.txt
echo goodbye > TMP/set_lranders_original/subdir/goodbye.txt

$ set url=https://svnsrv.pppl.gov/repos/set_lranders
$ svn import /u/lranders/TMP/set_lranders_original $url -m "Initial import"
$ Authentication realm:  TRANSP Subversion
Repository
$ Password for 'lranders':
Adding         /u/lranders/TMP/set_lranders_original/hello.txt
Adding         /u/lranders/TMP/set_lranders_original/subdir
Adding         /u/lranders/TMP/set_lranders_original/subdir/goodbye.txt

Committed revision 1.
$

$ set url=https://svnsrv.pppl.gov/repos/set_lranders
$ cd /u/lranders
$ svn checkout $url
A    set_lranders/hello.txt
A    set_lranders/subdir
A    set_lranders/subdir/goodbye.txt
Checked out revision 1.

3) Setting access to repository

# On svnsrv.pppl.gov
# Assuming your account is in the svnowner group

# Update the following file
file=/usr/local/svn_https/access/svn-control-file

4) Adding users (including yourself)

# On svnsrv.pppl.gov
# Assuming your account is in the svnowner group
# Where yyyymmdd is todays date (such as 20091210) and
#   usersname is the user's name (such as randerso)
file=/usr/local/svn_https/access/svn-auth-file
/bin/cp -ip $file $file.yyyymmdd
/usr/bin/htpasswd -m $file usersname
New password: 
Re-type new password: 
Adding password for user usersname
$

5) Additional info

# /u/pshare/SVN_FOR_TRANSP has the build notes and
# documentation files: svn-book.pdf and svn-book.ps.
# http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ also points to documentation.

6) The /p/svnowner partition

# The /p/svnowner partition is 5GB in size and is only
# accessable from svnsrv.pppl.gov.

7) Trial repositories created ...

# Since currently root privileges are needed for the first
# step of creating a repository, these have already been
# created
 o /p/svnowner/repository/set_ludesche
 o /p/svnowner/repository/set_dmccune
 o /p/svnowner/repository/set_mgorelen
 o /p/svnowner/repository/set_randre
 o /p/svnowner/repository/set_kindres
 o /p/svnowner/repository/set_efeibush
# Access privileges have been set so every member of the
# group can write to every other member.  This can
# be changed if wanted.

# You will still have to set your password as shown
# in the Adding Users step above.

8) Log messages

   /var/log/httpd_svn/access_log
   /var/log/httpd_svn/error_log
   /var/log/httpd_svn/ssl_access_log
   /var/log/httpd_svn/ssl_error_log
   /var/log/httpd_svn/ssl_request_log
   /var/log/httpd_svn/svn_logfile