[SVN-2277] svnadmin --fstype fsfs create fails over NFS

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 1.1.x
• Fix Version/s: unscheduled
• Component/s: svnadmin

Environment

Solaris

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 18/Apr/05 09:19
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:34
• Resolved: 05/Oct/05 16:48

Description

Hi,

Running svnadmin create on a Solaris 8 platform works fine when the target is on
a local disk.

The same command, however, fails as follows when the target is on a NetApp
device mounted via NFS:

> svnadmin --fs-type fsfs create Foo
svn: Repository creation failed
svn: Creating db lock file
svn: Can't open file 'Foo/locks/db.lock': Not owner

As far as I can tell, there are no ownership problems involved. so the error
message appears to be misleading. Doing the sequence "mkir Foo Foo/db; touch
Foo/db/db.lock" from the same directory works fine. 

This is with svnadmin, version 1.1.4 (r13838) built from sources with gcc on a
SPARC Solaris 8 box.

My guess is that we're hitting a timing issue over NFS, and perhaps mounting
with the proper option incantation might resolve this. I've searched the FAQ and
mailing list archive, but in vain. Any and all suggestions welcome.

	Thanks,

		Rony

Original issue reported by ronys