Why doesn't Subversion allow to commit .htaccess files?

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I can't commit .htaccess files from my Windows SVN client (TortoiseSVN). The error that is returned is:

Could not read status line: Existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.

And here is basically what my vhost looks like in Apache:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot /var/www/mydomain.com/legacy/trunk/html
  ServerName mydomain.com

  <Directory /var/www/>
    FileETag MTime Size
    AllowOverride All
  </Directory>

  <Directory /var/www/tools>
    AllowOverride All
  </Directory>

  <Location /svn>
    DAV svn
    SVNPath /var/svn/repos/MyRepo

    # Limit write permission to list of valid users.
    # Require SSL connection for password protection.
    # SSLRequireSSL
    ErrorDocument 404 default

    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Authorization Realm"
    AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd
    Require valid-user
  </Location>
</VirtualHost>

How can this be changed, so that .htaccess files can be committed?

I should also add that committing from command-line works just fine. — user38968, Oct 15 '09 at 21:04
I've reached out to Rackspace to see if their techs can help troubleshoot as well. They've been very helpful thus far. — user38968, Oct 16 '09 at 16:37

Martin Zeitler · Answer 1 · 2017-10-19T11:51:52.690

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Just found out how to fix that issue - just put this into your virtual host configuration in order to override global http.conf:

<Files ~ "^\.ht">
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Satisfy All
</Files>

Source

THIS is the correct answer for sure (tested), but the op abandoned his question :/

edited Oct 19 '17 at 11:51

answered Dec 17 '11 at 10:54

Martin Zeitler

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this worked for me!, new server on amazon, my own repo, couldnt commit .htaccess file. +1 – Anil Aug 10 '12 at 17:26
i added the lines above to my as a child of that tag and it still will not let me commit the .htaccess file – Nov 09 '12 at 23:52
Worked perfect for me. Thanks! – Chris Edwards Dec 10 '12 at 19:51

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 15 '09 at 20:04

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Subversion is being served from an Apache server that's also using .htaccess for access control, so it might be preventing you from doing something you don't quite intend.

answered Oct 15 '09 at 20:04

Dean J

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 15 '09 at 20:28

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check the apache error log file. You might see additional info about why the svn server failed to finish the commit.

answered Oct 15 '09 at 20:28

Stefan

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 16 '09 at 05:40

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Check other apache config files. In my default /etc/apache2/modules.d/00_default_settings.conf (on a gentoo install), I have a FilesMatch "^.ht" section that does Deny from all.

I'd suggest running a grep -r -i "\\.ht" * from the /etc/apache or /etc/httpd or /etc/apache directory, to see what you come up with.

It may also be an AccessFileName directive, so grep for that too.

answered Oct 16 '09 at 05:40

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It's not really recommend to enable serving .htaccess files on global level. This might be just fine if the server is only hosting repositories - but what if regular web-sites reside there as well? – Martin Zeitler May 30 '12 at 08:26

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 16 '09 at 05:49

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Are other files committing from TortoiseSVN?

If the commit is working from an SVN client on the same box as TortoiseSVN on the same working copy (can you verify?), then my guess would be different SVN and TortoiseSVN client versions causing the problem.

TortoiseSVN -> About will report the SVN client version is was built with. Check that your client/server versions are compatible.

answered Oct 16 '09 at 05:49

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Yes, all other files seem to be committing fine. The server is using svn, version 1.4.2 and Turtoise is using the latest version which is TortoiseSVN 1.6.5, Build 16974. Is there a conflict here that I'm missing? – user38968 Oct 16 '09 at 16:09
If other files are committing OK then it's probably not the client version (even though you're on different minor versions)...just trying to eliminate the obvious :) – si618 Oct 16 '09 at 22:10

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 19 '16 at 13:25

<Files ~ "^\.ht">
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Satisfy All
</Files>

This worked for me too. With a slight complexity I was doing it on a plesk server.

After adding above lines to my vhost file created in

/var/www/vhosts/system/[your domain]/conf

I ran following to rebuild the conf files

/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/httpdmng  --reconfigure-domain [your domain]

and the comit worked!

Thanks, hope this helps people using plesk

Why doesn't Subversion allow to commit .htaccess files?

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