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Howto install SVN (Subversion) server on Fedora , Red Hat (RHEL).


 Install Packages:-

# yum install mod_dav_svn subversion

Modify Subversion config file /etc/httpd/conf.d/subversion.conf

Add following config to /etc/httpd/conf.d/subversion.conf file:-

LoadModule dav_svn_module     modules/mod_dav_svn.so
LoadModule authz_svn_module   modules/mod_authz_svn.so

<Location /svn>
   DAV svn
   SVNParentPath /var/www/svn
   AuthType Basic
   AuthName "Subversion repositories"
   AuthUserFile /etc/svn-auth-users
   Require valid-user
</Location>

How to Add SVN  users:-

Use  command:

## Create user vishal ##
htpasswd -cm /etc/svn-auth-users vishal
New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user vishal

## Create testuser2 ##
htpasswd -m /etc/svn-auth-users vyas
New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user vyas

How to Create and configure SVN repository:-

mkdir /var/www/svn
cd /var/www/svn

svnadmin create reponame
chown -R apache.apache reponame

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