Import from SVN - user authentication

[darren.sayers]

I am trying to perform an import from an SVN repository.

Our repository is managed with VisualSVN Server using Subversion authentication (user/password).

There is no option when performing the import to enter in a user/password and the importer is failing to connect to the repository.

I have confirmed that the repository is available via web browser at the same url.

There doesn't seem to be any options for that in the import.conf either and I can't find any mention of it in the import guide.

Thanks

[miller]

Hi Darren,

open a cmd.exe (command-prompt) window, and execute any svn command toward your server:

c:\>svn co https://URL_To_Your_REPO .

accept the certificate Permanently (input user/password as needed).

Now launch the guimporter.exe tool, and all the checks will pass.

Don't be alarmed if the API_ra fails, it is because it does not support authentication.

The importer will run slower while not using the API, so if you need the full speed of the importer,

remove the authentication (use svn protocol) while you do the import or dump your repository to another SVN server without authentication and use that as the source of your import.

Codice Staff