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Create link to folder for use with apache.

I want a link from /home/svn to be available in /mnt.

My path in apache is /mnt/svn.........

I created the svn link in /mnt but when I try to access from a browser I get path not found.

Any suggestions on how to get this to work. All of my storage space for the web page is in /home. I tried mounting svn in /mnt but it is not seen that way either.

I would rather have the link in /var/www but I cannot create the link there.

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Jan Bacher

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gheist

You can use Alias to link directories or files to web content
Is it about mod_dav_svn? Then you just specify any paths you want in SVN DAV mount, no need for any links or whatever.

jimmylew52

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Apache has permissions. I have not tried the alias. How do I create an alias, I have not heard of that.

The install directory does not have very much space, 48gb. All of my storage space is in /var.

jimmylew52

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researched the alias idea and it seems to be for executing files. I need to redirect to a folder and the files in it.

jimmylew52

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looks like a selinux permission problem:

Flies had this: -rwxrwxrwx. apache apache system_u:object_r:home_root_t:s0 format

Need them to be this: -rwxrwxrwx. apache apache system_u:object_r:httpd_sys_content_t:s0 format

Ran semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "/home/svn(/.*)?"

But there is no change

jimmylew52

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Did not understand what you were saying as I have never delt wit selinux permissions before. Ran this command to change selinux permissions on /home/svn so apache could access it.

chcon -Rv --type=httpd_sys_content_t /home/svn

This command changed the permissions on the svn folder and all sub folders and files.

gheist

I am talking about httpd.conf 'Alias' statement.

Alias will not work with subversion:
<Location /svn>
DAV svn
svnparentpath /mnt/svn
</Location>