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Is it possible to get the subversion client log file?

At the moment, we have a problem that exists for only a few Subversion clients.

We would like to get a Subversion client log file that contains information about which command was sent to the server, what response returned, etc. Is it possible to enable logging to get this information on the client?

I found a ton of information on what to do with subversion logs, but that doesn't help.

Because the comments in question are the problem:

  • We have a central LDAP for all authentication information. It is used everywhere in the company,

  • Subversion is configured to receive authentication information there,

  • Customers who have problems tell us that they have to change their password within a few days even two or three times due to incorrect authentication. LDAP allows max X times an erroneous password per line, after which the password must be changed,

  • Customers who have problems tell us that they don’t use any scripts or automatic clients,

  • Apache HTTP server logs tell us that clients try to log in 15 seconds in one second.

  • We use HTTPS to access the subversion server.

So, I think there should be something wrong on the client side, but I don’t know what could be the reason. And the subversion client log files will be useful here.

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Set neon-debug-mask in the [global] section of your subversion servers config file to 138 to get debug authentication.

 [global] <snip...> neon-debug-mask = 138

This can be done on the server side of the SVN and / or on the client side. One side is usually enough to see what explodes.

Most likely, LDAP integration is disgusting; keep in mind that depending on your installation, LDAP user logins may be case sensitive according to what you configured in your svn permissions file.

[Note: I didn’t really have to do this since around SVN 1.3 I assume that it still works the same way.]

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For the SVN client log file, try C: \ Documents and Settings [username] \ Application Data \ TortoiseSVN \ logfile.txt or similar to suit your environment

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