TortiseSVN svn+ssh Error: Unable to connect to a repository at URL … Network connection closed unexpectedly

Question

I\'m having problems accessing an SVN repository using TortoiseSVN 1.7.8.

The SVN repository is on a CentOS 6.3 box with openssh 5.3p1:81.el6 and appear

Answer 1

An old question, but still top of the stack on Google, so I thought I'd share my solution.

Simply, it was because I didn't have a "home" directory for my user on the server. Changing the SSH client to the plink.exe that comes with Putty (right-click on folder | TortoiseSVN | Settings | Network) allowed me to see the error as the windows appeared on screen.