[SVN-3242] Subversion demands unnecessary access to parent directories of operations

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.x
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.13
• Component/s: libsvn_client
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 17/Jul/08 14:32
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:33
• Resolved: 22/Sep/10 14:40

Description

We have updated to the latest 1.5 version of svn. Now we have a problem with
some operations. E.g.
C:\work>svn -m version cp https://someserver.com/svn/ProjectName/2008/trunk
-r56318 https://someserver.com/svn/ProjectName/2008/tags/8.11.07
svn: Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in response to PROPFIND
request for '/svn'

C:\work>svn --version
svn, version 1.5.0 (r31699)
  compiled Jun 23 2008, 12:59:48

but the same command line works fine with svn 1.4.

Our svn-server is configured to give no access to root folder
(https://someserver.com/svn/) but gives rw access to project folders
(https://someserver.com/svn/ProjectName/), and seems svn1.5 want to do
something with root even it I work only with project folders.
Moreover this command is not only one which gives that problem, in some
circumstances (not sure which, but I guess if new files were added) it
gives the same error even for "svn up" command.

Original issue reported by kan

Issue Links

• blocks: SVN-1821 mod_authz_svn should ignore URI to MERGE request
• is depended upon by: SVN-1821 mod_authz_svn should ignore URI to MERGE request
• is duplicated by: SVN-3367 Problem with "svn copy/move". (Trying to access the root of the repository?)
• is duplicated by: SVN-3370 svn client issues an OPTIONS for repository root