[SVN-2673] 'Can't unlock' error committing against a cifs-mounted (file://) repository

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.x
• Fix Version/s: nonblocking
• Component/s: libsvn_ra_local

Environment

Linux

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 05/Dec/06 07:50
• Updated: 08/Jun/08 09:10

Description

Problem:
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When trying to import a project, one gets:

fresnel:wc > svn import /tmp/proj/ file:///mnt/applic/repo/ -m "initial import"
Adding         /tmp/proj/trunk
Adding         /tmp/proj/trunk/Tolerances
Adding         /tmp/proj/trunk/Tolerances/get_fun_ranges.m
svn: Can't unlock prototype revision lockfile for transaction '0-1': Permission
denied

This issue does not occure in version 1.3.2.

Analysis:
==========
Repeating the same steps on a local folder, finished successfully. So it is a 
file system issue.

I compared the two directories; that is on the cifs (/mnt/applic/repo) and the 
local one. It seems that the following directory is the problematic one:

fresnel:wc > ls -Rlt /mnt/applic/repo/db/transactions/
/mnt/applic/repo/db/transactions/:
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 aviel aviel 0 Nov 28 12:54 0-1.txn

/mnt/applic/repo/db/transactions/0-1.txn:
total 0

This directory does not exist in the local repository, so I assume it holds 
info of the transaction being made. 
Presumably, svn fails to delete/change this directory, even though all 
permissions and ownership are OK. I can confirm this by manually removing 
this directory.

attached are strace of the failed 'svn import' command and of the following
successful 'rmdir /mnt/applic/repo/db/transactions/0-1.txn' command.

http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=121995

Original issue reported by yuvalaviel