Thanks for your response Olga. The minimum permissions for the repository directory then only needs to be SYSTEM with modify rights? (i.e. the Local System account is the only non-admin account with any rights and it only has modify rights)
Thanks -- Peter VisualSVN Support wrote: > Hi Peter! > > >Does VisualSVN access those directories and files as the user assigned to > >the VisualSVN Server service (e.g. Local System Account in a default > >installation)? > > VisualSVN Server service runs under LocalSystem account by default. > > >Can the Windows account used for the VisualSVN Server service log on account > >be changed, and if so, what permissions does that account need (over and > >above running a service)? > > Yes, you can change the account. To do that please open the Services > console (in the administrative tools), select Visual SVN server > service, change the logon to a specific account (Button: "This > account" selected) and type the domain\name and password. > > The account should have r/w access to the repository folder. > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Peter Ritchie > <google...@peterritchie.com> wrote: > > > > With a default VisualSVN Server installation, what are the file-system > > the permission requirements on the repository directory? Does > > VisualSVN access those directories and files as the user assigned to > > the VisualSVN Server service (e.g. Local System Account in a default > > installation)? Or, is some sort of impersonation with the > > authenticated Windows user account being done? > > > > Can the Windows account used for the VisualSVN Server service log on > > account be changed, and if so, what permissions does that account need > > (over and above running a service)? > > > > Thanks -- Peter > > > > > > -- > Olga Dolidze > VisualSVN Support
