Change User's password in Subversion

Posted by Derek on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Derek
Published on 2010-06-03T07:45:26Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 7:56 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 209

Filed under:

svn

|

password

|

user-management

We use Collabnet Subversion here in our office. We can change user passwords via console (remote access to the server), but the console is only accessible by a root password. Is there an existing web interface which users can use to change their passwords?

© Server Fault or respective owner

Related posts about svn

`svn checkout` on the SVN server causes the repo to break with a 301 error

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
We have an nginx server which proxies to a standard set-up of Apache+SVN. The nginx set-up is a very simple proxy: server { server_name svn.ourdomain.tld; location / { proxy_pass http://localhost:8080; } } Apache is set-up as follows: <Location /> DAV svn SVNParentPath… >>> More
Can't create directory named "mysql" in subversion repository

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I have a particular problem with subversion. Environment: subversion (1.6.12dfsg-6), apache2 (2.2.16-6+squeeze7) + mod dav_svn. I can't create a directory named "mysql" or "testmysql" or add and commit a file named "mysql.txt" in my repository. There are many references to "subversion PROPSET 403… >>> More
Using AuthzSVNAccessFile for controlling SVN Access produces HTTP 400 Bad Request

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I have a new repository on an existing subversion server that requires us to perform path based authorization within the repository. I found that the AuthzSVNAccessFile directive in apache is directly responsible for allowing this functionality. After fixing several other problems such as AuthzSVNAccessFile… >>> More
Multi Svn Repositories in Apache

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I have a set up with apache and subversion In the apache configuration i have <Location /svn> DAV svn SVNParentPath c:/svn </Location> Now i have multiple repositories a a_b a_c a_b_c a_b_d b and i want to map them as a/svn a/b/svn a/c/svn a/b/c/svn a/b/d/svn b/svn to do… >>> More
SVN Error 403 Forbidden

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I can't figure this out. I try to import a new project into a svn repository from Netbeans and get 403 Forbidden. I just setup svn on my serverbox today. I can get to it through a browser just fine, though its empty as I haven't imported my project yet. Apache's path for html files is /var/www I… >>> More

Related posts about password

remember password is not filling the password field automatically

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
IE is not filling the password field automatically when i click on the bookmarked url. But it's working on firefix,chrome etc. I tried with autocomplete="on" but no use. IE will fill the password only When i select a usename from the possible user names which the browser had kept for each login.… >>> More
Lost shell password: change user password from root

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Hi. I recently accidentally forgot my user password to my shell. I know the root password. How do I change the user password? I figure it's something like $su root $passwd -[something] username but I can't get it to work. Halp pls? >>> More
[GEEK SCHOOL] Network Security 1: Securing User Accounts and Passwords in Windows

as seen on How to geek - Search for 'How to geek'
This How-To Geek School class is intended for people who want to learn more about security when using Windows operating systems. You will learn many principles that will help you have a more secure computing experience and will get the chance to use all the important security tools and features that… >>> More
Membership Generate Password alphanumeric only password?

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
How can I use Membership.GeneratePassword to return a password that ONLY contains alpha or numeric characters? The default method will only guarantee a minimum and not a maximum number of non alphanumeric passwords. I have the solution already but thought I'd share for future visitors. .. Answer… >>> More
Password Recovery without sending password via email

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
So, I've been playing with asp:PasswordRecovery and discovered I really don't like it, for several reasons: 1) Alice's password can be reset even without having access to Alice's email. A security question for password resets mitigates this, but does not really satisfy me. 2) Alice's new password… >>> More