svn Error validating server certificate

Question

If I use any svn command communicating with the remote server I get the following error:

Error validating server certificate for \'https://...\':
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Answer 1

Fix (for Unix):

svn.ssl.server is on ~/.subversion/auth

• Change Owner recursively on ~/.subversion/auth or delete:
  delete - ~/.subversion/auth/svn.ssl.server
  owner - chown -R $USER ~/.subversion/auth

• Open the command prompt and run svn list https:...

• Accept certficate permanently by entering p.

Have Fun !

Answer 2

Search for the folder named "svn.ssl.server" (it exists for windows and *NIX servers) and delete it. You may be asked one more time to save the key but then it should stop asking after that point.

Answer 3

Fix (for Windows):

• Delete C:\Users\"USERNAME"\AppData\Roaming\Subversion\auth\svn.ssl.server
• Open the command prompt and run svn list https:...
• Accept certficate permanently by entering p.

Answer 4

Probably not suitable for all users but is okay for me and worked:

I edited in the ~/.subversion/servers the following line:

[global]
ssl-trust-default-ca = no

to

[global]
ssl-trust-default-ca = yes

Answer 5

chmod -R 775 ~/.subversion/auth may also be needed.

Answer 6

Doing chmod 644 ~/.subversion/auth/svn.ssl.server/* is simplest for unix users and is best if you connect to multiple servers.