Subversion - how do I control user access for single repository when SVNParentPath is used?

Question

I have subversion repositories that are working fine with password authentication required for all users. My config is posted below. How do I go about modifying this configurati

Answer 1

I've worked this out myself using the SVN Book.

First, make sure you have some users setup in the AuthUserFile. Next, create a file for the authorization rules (conf/myteam.authz). Populate this file like this.

[groups]
my-developers = BrianLy
external-developers = JamesKL

[/]
@my-developers = rw

[repository-name-here:/path/here]
@external-developers = r

This creates 2 groups which are then assigned rights. My team has developer access to all repositories. The second rule specifies that the second group has limited access to a specific repository.

Then update your Apache configuration by adding this line below AuthUserFile

AuthzSVNAccessFile conf/myteam.authz

Re-start Apache (required)