Bug#365987: Can't create and use systemwide Repositories as normal user

[Peter Samuelson]

severity 365987 wishlist
thanks

[Thomas Schlegel]
> If I create a Repository as root, I can't use it as user.
> If I create a Repository as normal user in my $HOME, other users
> can't use it.

That's simply a matter of Unix permissions management.  It's not
specific to Subversion and it's not a bug.

> My Sugesstion is to make a Group like 'svngroup', ask for the
> Location of the Repositories like CVS do and set the Rights of this
> Directory "drwxrwsr-x root svngroup ...".

Creating a custom group (and user) for subversion is already in the
plans, for running svnserve.  But I don't think it's wise to go
changing file permissions on user data.

Thanks,
Peter
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