svn trouble with a commit from eclipse

Question

org.apache.subversion.javahl.ClientException: svn: E204900: Commit failed (details follow):
svn: E204900: Can't open file '/var/repo/db/txn-current-lock': Permission denied
svn: E175002: MKACTIVITY of '/var/repo/!svn/act/d0d4d437-3701-0010-ac67-11b5ce96094c//': 500 Internal Server Error (http://mywebsite.com)
org.apache.subversion.javahl.ClientException: svn: E204900: Commit failed (details follow):
svn: E204900: Can't open file '/var/repo/db/txn-current-lock': Permission denied
svn: E175002: MKACTIVITY of '/var/repo/!svn/act/d0d4d437-3701-0010-ac67-11b5ce96094c//': 500 Internal Server Error (http://mywebsite.com)

How can I bypass this short of making my /var/repo read-writeable by everyone? Do I just add the svn user to my group? (currently the folder is owned by jackson:web)

Solution

Check that the subversion repository (not your working copy) is writable by the user running svnserve (if your repository URL starts with svn://), the apache user (if your repository is accessed via http(s)) or your user (if you access the repository via ssh or locally).

Typically the svnserve daemon is running as the user svnserve. The apache user is either apache, httpd or www-data (depending on your distribution). I think you know your username :)

Comments

[Jacksonkr]

I changed the owner to www-data:www-data again and viola. Perhaps I'll add them to my users group.