svnadmin: Error: Could not copy configuration file template

[Basti-Fantasti]

Hi,

I've set up your docker container using docker-compose on my Synology diskstation.

When I run it and want to access the svnadmin I get the following error message:

Error: Could not copy configuration file template. Require write permission (777) to "data" folder and all containing files.
#0 /opt/svnadmin/index.php(20): include_once()
#1 {main}

folder and file privileges should be good. Here's my compose file:

and here's the directory structure showing the privileges

When starting the container I also found out, that the empty passwd file was missing. It's inside your docker file but it was not created or copied to the configured svn_config dir (./svn_config:/etc/subversion)

I had to manually add it as well as the subversion-access-control file

If you need any further details I'm glad to help!

[Basti-Fantasti]

I've digged a bit deeper into it...

in the svnadmin config.inc.php it tries to do the following:

// Does the config.ini file exists?
if (!file_exists("./data/config.ini"))
{
  if (!copy("./data/config.tpl.ini", "./data/config.ini"))
    throw new Exception("Could not copy configuration file template. Require write permission (777) to \"data\" folder and all containing files.");
  header("Location: settings.php");
  exit(0);
}

But this source template file is missing

[Basti-Fantasti]

I manually downloaded the svnadmin release listed in the docker file and copied the .htaccess file and the config.tpl.ini to the data folder and now I see the UI.

I think I can continue from there 😄

It sometimes help just to note it down somewhere 👍

[elleFlorio]

Hey! 😄 Thank you very much for this, really appreciated! ❤️

[ted423]

I think it's maybe need write in Readme, because I had't use svnadmin before those file is config file and will not be placed in docker it cause a lot of trouble for first-time users because they don't know what they need

[mkikets99]

@ted423, i am fully agree with you... If enyone will wonder how to solve it :

1. Connect /opt/svnadmin/data container to any folder
2. Make it chmod 777 to be sure...
3. Enter that folder and grab files from github of SVNAdmin (or just simply run this 2 lines)

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mfreiholz/iF.SVNAdmin/master/data/.htaccess
   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mfreiholz/iF.SVNAdmin/master/data/config.tpl.ini