[Lvlug] Can't connect to subversion server?

[Mark]

On Monday 15 January 2007 20:39, Linc Fessenden wrote:
> Mark wrote:
> > I've had subversion installed on my desktop for awhile and I just decided
> > to get it up and going on my file server.  Should be the right thing,
> > yeah?
> >
> > I've got it installed and working locally when I ssh into the server (svn
> > version 1.4.2) but I can't seem to make anything happen from my
> > workstation (svn version 1.4.0.)  From my ssh session on the server I
> > can't see the open port.  It should be 3690, the default, but it doesn't
> > show up when I nmap localhost.  Next, I used "lsof | grep subserve" and
> > it shows up as having the associated port.  Finally, nothing is showing
> > up in /var/log/messages when I do a tail -f on the log.
> >
> > Should I be seeing an open port when I run nmap?
> >
> > -Mark
>
> Wait..  Are you running the svn server as a daemon, or are you just
> using subversion over ssh?  I don't believe the two are mutually
> inclusive.  Although I have not done it that way, you are supposed to be
> able to use ssh as your transport inside ssh and not have the daemon
> running (hence no open port 3690).  The regular svnserve daemon uses
> that port though for regular tcp.

I'm running it as a daemon and no ssh.  Does that port show up when you scan 
your system?  I'm just asking because I think I may be having a problem with 
a library or something.  If that is the case then I will start digging into 
the problem but I kind of need to know first.

-Mark