Problems binding project to SVN

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gwk
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Problems binding project to SVN

Post by gwk »

Hi there,
I'm having a problem with SVN compatibility and I wonder if anyone can help.

I'm attempting to bind a project that I've created with Flare 10 to a location on a Subversion server that I'm accessing via HTTPS. When I enter my SVN server and path name, I get the following error:
Bind failed: Login failed for server: https://svnserver.mycompany.com
I'm given no opportunity to supply credentials. The SVN server uses a self-signed certificate, which Flare asked me to accept/reject the first time (I accepted), but it doesn't give me the chance to enter my username or password. Clicking on the 'Browse' button does nothing.

Is there a place to enter these details? If not, where can I find the log file which will help me diagnose what's going wrong?

My settings are:

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Server: https://svnserver.mycompany.com
Project Path: /svn/{...}/XX-Docs_Test
My settings and the error are shown in the screenshots below.

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I've tried specifying the port number (https://svnserver.mycompany.com:443 ) but it makes no difference. I already created the specified path with TortoiseSVN so I know that it's correct. The path contains an empty folder.

Also, I'm behind an HTTP proxy server. This is set up correctly, and MadCap is able to make requests (e.g. to the Flare help though the embedded browser).

Thanks in advance for any help. :)
Nita Beck
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Re: Problems binding project to SVN

Post by Nita Beck »

I'm guessing here, but you might need to configure TortoiseSVN. I don't use the https protocol myself, but to get my setup working, I had to edit both the TortoiseSVN server file and configuration file in a text editor, and then I had to tell TortoiseSVN to use TortoisePlink.exe as the executable that would read in a private key file. First thing I do each morning is to load the private key file (which the repo administrator gave me), which is when I get prompted for my credentials. Thereafter, Flare can access the repo just fine.

Assuming you aren't the repo administrator, I'd go back to the administrator to figure this out.
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agracer
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Re: Problems binding project to SVN

Post by agracer »

I know this was a while ago, but did you ever find a solution? I am seeing the same problem, and I am not using https, so it should be fairly simple setup, I just never get prompted for my credentials.
gwk
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Re: Problems binding project to SVN

Post by gwk »

agracer wrote:I know this was a while ago, but did you ever find a solution? I am seeing the same problem, and I am not using https, so it should be fairly simple setup, I just never get prompted for my credentials.
Unfortunately I didn't - however the problem was moot - we switched to Git and had an easier time with that.
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