The svn client is giving you a generic error response, which is silly. The actual error code is what matters: 403 Forbidden. That's what the server sends when you fail to authenticate correctly. Are you sure you're passing the correct username and password? It's not your regular google account password, you have to use the special "googlecode" generated password.
On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:37 AM, D B <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I am trying to sync a local repository to my project > 'bitfighter'. I reset the SVN repo to revision 0, and I am using > subversion 1.6.6. > > When running the following command: > svnsync init --username <myusername> https://zap.googlecode.com/svn > file://`pwd`/hotcopy > > I get this error everytime: > > svnsync: DAV request failed; it's possible that the repository's pre- > revprop-change hook either failed or is non-existent > svnsync: At least one property change failed; repository is unchanged > svnsync: Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in > response to PROPPATCH request for '/svn/!svn/bln/0' > > I have reset the repo several times now. I also edited the pre- > revprop-change in the hooks/ directory of my local copy to contain: > > exit 0 > > and then I made it executable. > > Is there something else I am missing? > > Thanks, > D > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en.
