Need svn cleared

[kevin_gabbert]

see ticket #1499 for background on this:

well admittedly I am not proficient enough with the command-line tools to send the commands required. Do I have any other options?

My current setup is that I have a dev svn elsewhere and i'm able to bumble through getting the two sync'd up. (this also means that I don't need to make any backups, as I already have one)

Would you guys be able to clear or remake the SVN and I can set up the resync?

[burley]

Please advise: What is the project UNIX name?

[kevin_gabbert]

the unix name is chessmangler

[nhruby]

Hi Kevin,

We provide the tools for you to perform this operation yourself. Please see our document on this very topic:

https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/sourceforge/wiki/SVN%20adminrepo#Resettingarepostartingfromscratch

You should also read the "Before you start" section at the top of that page which details how to back up your repository before you begin your operation.

Thanks,

nathan hruby
System Programmer/Analyst II
SourceForge.net

[kevin_gabbert]

well ok.. Like said.. I really don't know what I'm doing here..

I finally managed to get in via putty. I wasn't able to do what I needed..

I surmise that it was erased, but it looks like I couldn't create anything.. I don't even know if I was creating it in the proper spot..

Here's a transcript of what I did:

Using username "kevin_gabbert,chessmangler".
kevin_gabbert,chessmangler@shell.sourceforge.net's password:

Requesting a new shell for "kevin_gabbert" and waiting for it to start.
creating... starting...

This is an interactive shell created for user kevin_gabbert,chessmangler.
Use the "timeleft" command to see how much time remains before shutdown.
Use the "shutdown" command to destroy the shell before the time limit.
For path information and login help, type "sf-help".

[kevin_gabbert@shell-23003 ~]$ ls
uploads  userweb
[kevin_gabbert@shell-23003 ~]$ rm -rf /svnroot/chessmangler/*
[kevin_gabbert@shell-23003 ~]$ svnadmin create
svnadmin: Repository argument required
[kevin_gabbert@shell-23003 ~]$ svnadmin create /svnroot/chessmangler
svnadmin: Repository creation failed
svnadmin: Could not create top-level directory
svnadmin: Can't create directory '/svnroot/chessmangler': No such file or directory
[kevin_gabbert@shell-23003 ~]$ svnadmin create /svnroot
svnadmin: Repository creation failed
svnadmin: Could not create top-level directory
svnadmin: Can't create directory '/svnroot': Permission denied
[kevin_gabbert@shell-23003 ~]$

[kevin_gabbert]

Ok, I just corresponded with Daniel Hinjosa over email.

I didn't realize that you didn't provide admin services or svn technical help for users.

You might want to think about providing this or even automating 'SVN Reset' for the users at some point in the future as it is too easy to commit to the wrong repos and mess things up. Fixing this common problem on your site appears to be far more technical than it really needs to be.

After some investigation, I see that Google Code has a 'svn reset' button on their Code project 'Source' tab for just this purpose!

I no longer require your services. I will be using Google Code instead.

You can close this ticket.