Alexander, Thanks for you speedy response. Your suggestion worked as required. Cheers,
AlexanderKitaev wrote: > > Hello, > >> I would like to be able to check that a user has access to a repository >> (ie >> has valid credentials) - before attempting to checkout/export/commit to >> the > > If you'd like to test read access, then you may simply call > SVNRepository.testConnection() assuming you've set proper > ISVNAuthenticationManager on the SVNRepository instance (same you'd > use for checkout operation). > > In case user do not have read access to repository, then > SVNAuthenticationException will be thrown by > SVNRepository.testConnection() method. > > > Alexander Kitaev, > TMate Software, > http://svnkit.com/ - Java [Sub]Versioning Library! > http://hg4j.com/ - Java Mercurial Library! > http://sqljet.com/ - Java SQLite Library! > > > > On 12 October 2011 07:31, SteveV <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I would like to be able to check that a user has access to a repository >> (ie >> has valid credentials) - before attempting to checkout/export/commit to >> the >> repository (ie if the user has provided incorrect id/password, the >> application can re-request them). In wiki.svnkit.com/Authentication under >> Forced Authentication, it suggests that this is possible however, I don't >> understand how to implement what it suggests (what flag?). My current >> operational code for creating authentication is: . . repository = >> SVNRepositoryFactory.create(SVNURL.parseURIEncoded(cilRepos)); >> authManager = >> SVNWCUtil.createDefaultAuthenticationManager(user, passwd); >> repository.setAuthenticationManager(authManager); fileProperties = new >> SVNProperties(); baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); . . so after I've >> setup >> the 'repository' driver, I'd like to know that 'user' is 'authorised' to >> access the repository! Hope this makes sense to someone - thanks in >> anticipation of your help. >> ________________________________ >> View this message in context: Validation of user credentials >> Sent from the SVNKit - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Validation-of-user-credentials-tp32634143p32664138.html Sent from the SVNKit - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
