git svn clone failing

git svn clone failing

[Vampire]

Hi,

I'm trying to issue the following command:

git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .

But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:

RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403
Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
'/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354

Regards
Björn

Re: git svn clone failing

[Drew Northup]

On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to issue the following command:
> 
> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .
> 
> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:
> 
> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403
> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354
> 
> Regards
> Björn

Björn,
Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work
as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?
Without context we cannot act on this.

-- 
-Drew Northup
________________________________________________
"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
-John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59

Re: git svn clone failing

[Vampire]

Hi Drew,

SVN client is in version 1.6.5.
svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .
works fine and without problem.
I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in other places in
the repository and there some place is accessed that is password
protected.
I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn client works fine
and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the SVN server.
Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed for you? It is
a publicly available repository so you should be able to reproduce the
problem.

Regards
Björn

2011/2/18 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>:
>
> On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to issue the following command:
>>
>> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .
>>
>> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:
>>
>> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403
>> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
>> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354
>>
>> Regards
>> Björn
>
> Björn,
> Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work
> as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?
> Without context we cannot act on this.
>
> --
> -Drew Northup
> ________________________________________________
> "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
>
>

Re: git svn clone failing

[Drew Northup]

On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> Hi Drew,
> 
> SVN client is in version 1.6.5.
> svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .
> works fine and without problem.
> I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in other places in
> the repository and there some place is accessed that is password
> protected.
> I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn client works fine
> and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the SVN server.
> Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed for you? It is
> a publicly available repository so you should be able to reproduce the
> problem.
> 
> Regards
> Björn

The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer subversion client
than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of the revisions
available before dying.

.....
Checked through r161300
Checked through r161400
RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc
/default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131

I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am running 1.7.4
on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).

> 2011/2/18 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>:
> >
> > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm trying to issue the following command:
> >>
> >> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .
> >>
> >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:
> >>
> >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403
> >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
> >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Björn
> >
> > Björn,
> > Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work
> > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?
> > Without context we cannot act on this.
> >

-- 
-Drew Northup
________________________________________________
"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
-John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59

Re: git svn clone failing

[Vampire]

I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version from latest git code.

2011/2/24 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>
>
> On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> > Hi Drew,
> >
> > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.
> > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .
> > works fine and without problem.
> > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in other places in
> > the repository and there some place is accessed that is password
> > protected.
> > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn client works fine
> > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the SVN server.
> > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed for you? It is
> > a publicly available repository so you should be able to reproduce the
> > problem.
> >
> > Regards
> > Björn
>
> The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer subversion client
> than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of the revisions
> available before dying.
>
> .....
> Checked through r161300
> Checked through r161400
> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc
> /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131
>
> I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am running 1.7.4
> on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).
>
> > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>:
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:
> > >>
> > >> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .
> > >>
> > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:
> > >>
> > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403
> > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
> > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354
> > >>
> > >> Regards
> > >> Björn
> > >
> > > Björn,
> > > Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work
> > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?
> > > Without context we cannot act on this.
> > >
>
> --
> -Drew Northup
> ________________________________________________
> "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
>

Re: git svn clone failing

[Vampire]

Any news on this one?

2011/2/25 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>
>
> I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version from latest git code.
>
> 2011/2/24 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>
> >
> > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> > > Hi Drew,
> > >
> > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.
> > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .
> > > works fine and without problem.
> > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in other places in
> > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is password
> > > protected.
> > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn client works fine
> > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the SVN server.
> > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed for you? It is
> > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to reproduce the
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Björn
> >
> > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer subversion client
> > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of the revisions
> > available before dying.
> >
> > .....
> > Checked through r161300
> > Checked through r161400
> > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc
> > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131
> >
> > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am running 1.7.4
> > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).
> >
> > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>:
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:
> > > >>
> > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .
> > > >>
> > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the message:
> > > >>
> > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return value (403
> > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
> > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default' at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354
> > > >>
> > > >> Regards
> > > >> Björn
> > > >
> > > > Björn,
> > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is up-to-date? Does this work
> > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server admin?
> > > > Without context we cannot act on this.
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > -Drew Northup
> > ________________________________________________
> > "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
> > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
> >

Re: git svn clone failing

[Drew Northup]

On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 14:22 +0200, Vampire wrote:
> Drew?
> 
I have no idea. If anybody else on the list does I'd welcome it, but I
don't have any more time I can spend on this.

> 2011/4/3 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>
>         Any news on this one?
>         
>         
>         2011/2/25 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>
>         >
>         > I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version
>         from latest git code.
>         >
>         > 2011/2/24 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>
>         > >
>         > > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:
>         > > > Hi Drew,
>         > > >
>         > > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.
>         > > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .
>         > > > works fine and without problem.
>         > > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in
>         other places in
>         > > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is
>         password
>         > > > protected.
>         > > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn
>         client works fine
>         > > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the
>         SVN server.
>         > > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed
>         for you? It is
>         > > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to
>         reproduce the
>         > > > problem.
>         > > >
>         > > > Regards
>         > > > Björn
>         > >
>         > > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer
>         subversion client
>         > > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of
>         the revisions
>         > > available before dying.
>         > >
>         > > .....
>         > > Checked through r161300
>         > > Checked through r161400
>         > > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return
>         value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
>         '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc
>         > > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131
>         > >
>         > > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am
>         running 1.7.4
>         > > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).
>         > >
>         > > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>:
>         > > > >
>         > > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:
>         > > > >> Hi,
>         > > > >>
>         > > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:
>         > > > >>
>         > > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout
>         http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .
>         > > > >>
>         > > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the
>         message:
>         > > > >>
>         > > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected
>         return value (403
>         > > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
>         > > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default'
>         at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354
>         > > > >>
>         > > > >> Regards
>         > > > >> Björn
>         > > > >
>         > > > > Björn,
>         > > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is
>         up-to-date? Does this work
>         > > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server
>         admin?
>         > > > > Without context we cannot act on this.
>         > > > >
>         > >
>         > > --
>         > > -Drew Northup
>         > > ________________________________________________
>         > > "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
>         > > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
>         > >
>         

-- 
-Drew Northup
________________________________________________
"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
-John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59

Re: git svn clone failing

[Vampire]

It seems to me that this happens while git-svn is searching for history.
As far as I have understood git-svn searches hierarchical higher paths
for history in other places than specified.
I guess while trying to access all those paths some path is tried that
returns 403 Forbidden.
My assumption is that git-svn takes this as cause to abort instead of
ignoring this return state what would be appropriate in this case I
think.

2011/6/2 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>
>
> On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 14:22 +0200, Vampire wrote:
> > Drew?
> >
> I have no idea. If anybody else on the list does I'd welcome it, but I
> don't have any more time I can spend on this.
>
> > 2011/4/3 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>
> >         Any news on this one?
> >
> >
> >         2011/2/25 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>
> >         >
> >         > I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version
> >         from latest git code.
> >         >
> >         > 2011/2/24 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>
> >         > >
> >         > > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> >         > > > Hi Drew,
> >         > > >
> >         > > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.
> >         > > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .
> >         > > > works fine and without problem.
> >         > > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in
> >         other places in
> >         > > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is
> >         password
> >         > > > protected.
> >         > > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn
> >         client works fine
> >         > > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the
> >         SVN server.
> >         > > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed
> >         for you? It is
> >         > > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to
> >         reproduce the
> >         > > > problem.
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Regards
> >         > > > Björn
> >         > >
> >         > > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer
> >         subversion client
> >         > > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of
> >         the revisions
> >         > > available before dying.
> >         > >
> >         > > .....
> >         > > Checked through r161300
> >         > > Checked through r161400
> >         > > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return
> >         value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
> >         '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc
> >         > > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131
> >         > >
> >         > > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am
> >         running 1.7.4
> >         > > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).
> >         > >
> >         > > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>:
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:
> >         > > > >> Hi,
> >         > > > >>
> >         > > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:
> >         > > > >>
> >         > > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout
> >         http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .
> >         > > > >>
> >         > > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the
> >         message:
> >         > > > >>
> >         > > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected
> >         return value (403
> >         > > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
> >         > > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default'
> >         at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354
> >         > > > >>
> >         > > > >> Regards
> >         > > > >> Björn
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > Björn,
> >         > > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is
> >         up-to-date? Does this work
> >         > > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server
> >         admin?
> >         > > > > Without context we cannot act on this.
> >         > > > >
> >         > >
> >         > > --
> >         > > -Drew Northup
> >         > > ________________________________________________
> >         > > "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
> >         > > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
> >         > >
> >
>
> --
> -Drew Northup
> ________________________________________________
> "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
>

Re: git svn clone failing

[Vampire]

Hm, actually I found a workaround.
If I use https instead of http, it works fine.
But I think it should also work with http.

2011/6/2 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>:
> It seems to me that this happens while git-svn is searching for history.
> As far as I have understood git-svn searches hierarchical higher paths
> for history in other places than specified.
> I guess while trying to access all those paths some path is tried that
> returns 403 Forbidden.
> My assumption is that git-svn takes this as cause to abort instead of
> ignoring this return state what would be appropriate in this case I
> think.
>
> 2011/6/2 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>
>>
>> On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 14:22 +0200, Vampire wrote:
>> > Drew?
>> >
>> I have no idea. If anybody else on the list does I'd welcome it, but I
>> don't have any more time I can spend on this.
>>
>> > 2011/4/3 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>
>> >         Any news on this one?
>> >
>> >
>> >         2011/2/25 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>
>> >         >
>> >         > I tried it with 1.6.3.3 and with a self-compiled version
>> >         from latest git code.
>> >         >
>> >         > 2011/2/24 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>
>> >         > >
>> >         > > On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 15:21 +0100, Vampire wrote:
>> >         > > > Hi Drew,
>> >         > > >
>> >         > > > SVN client is in version 1.6.5.
>> >         > > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk .
>> >         > > > works fine and without problem.
>> >         > > > I guess it is in the phase of searching for history in
>> >         other places in
>> >         > > > the repository and there some place is accessed that is
>> >         password
>> >         > > > protected.
>> >         > > > I did not contact the server admin as the normal svn
>> >         client works fine
>> >         > > > and so it seems to be a problem of git-svn, not of the
>> >         SVN server.
>> >         > > > Did you try the command I gave you and does it succeed
>> >         for you? It is
>> >         > > > a publicly available repository so you should be able to
>> >         reproduce the
>> >         > > > problem.
>> >         > > >
>> >         > > > Regards
>> >         > > > Björn
>> >         > >
>> >         > > The error is reproducible, and I'm running a newer
>> >         subversion client
>> >         > > than you are. It definitely isn't making it through all of
>> >         the revisions
>> >         > > available before dying.
>> >         > >
>> >         > > .....
>> >         > > Checked through r161300
>> >         > > Checked through r161400
>> >         > > RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected return
>> >         value (403 Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
>> >         '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc
>> >         > > /default' at /usr/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 5131
>> >         > >
>> >         > > I forgot to ask, which version git are you running? I am
>> >         running 1.7.4
>> >         > > on the machine I tried this (RHEL5 RPM, compiled locally).
>> >         > >
>> >         > > > 2011/2/18 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>:
>> >         > > > >
>> >         > > > > On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 18:24 +0100, Vampire wrote:
>> >         > > > >> Hi,
>> >         > > > >>
>> >         > > > >> I'm trying to issue the following command:
>> >         > > > >>
>> >         > > > >> git svn clone --stdlayout
>> >         http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/ .
>> >         > > > >>
>> >         > > > >> But unfortunately this fails after some time with the
>> >         message:
>> >         > > > >>
>> >         > > > >> RA layer request failed: Server sent unexpected
>> >         return value (403
>> >         > > > >> Forbidden) in response to REPORT request for
>> >         > > > >> '/repos/asf/!svn/vcc/default'
>> >         at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 4354
>> >         > > > >>
>> >         > > > >> Regards
>> >         > > > >> Björn
>> >         > > > >
>> >         > > > > Björn,
>> >         > > > > Have you made sure your subversion client is
>> >         up-to-date? Does this work
>> >         > > > > as a plain svn clone? Have you contacted the server
>> >         admin?
>> >         > > > > Without context we cannot act on this.
>> >         > > > >
>> >         > >
>> >         > > --
>> >         > > -Drew Northup
>> >         > > ________________________________________________
>> >         > > "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
>> >         > > -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
>> >         > >
>> >
>>
>> --
>> -Drew Northup
>> ________________________________________________
>> "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
>> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
>>
>

Re: git svn clone failing

[Eric Wong]

Vampire <Vampire@Masters-of-Disaster.de> wrote:
> Hm, actually I found a workaround.
> If I use https instead of http, it works fine.
> But I think it should also work with http.

This could be a server configuration issue.... More below.

> 2011/6/2 Vampire <Vampire@masters-of-disaster.de>:
> > It seems to me that this happens while git-svn is searching for history.
> > As far as I have understood git-svn searches hierarchical higher paths
> > for history in other places than specified.
> > I guess while trying to access all those paths some path is tried that
> > returns 403 Forbidden.
> > My assumption is that git-svn takes this as cause to abort instead of
> > ignoring this return state what would be appropriate in this case I
> > think.

git svn should be able to avoid following old history with the
--no-follow-parent option.  There's also the --ignore-paths option
which can ignore newer history, too.  I've rarely used either (and
rarely use git-svn nowadays), but one of them should work in case
neither http nor https work

-- 
Eric Wong