Problem

Connection to SVN repository fails.

The following appears in the atlassian-fisheye.log:

2014-12-25 12:00:00,000 WARN  [qtp31304708-128 ection-1379011039211] fisheye SvnRepositoryTester-getServerRootURL - Unable to get Repository Root URL for Repository:https://127.0.0.1/svn/Repository//
2014-12-25 12:00:00,001 ERROR [qtp31304708-128 ection-1379011039211] fisheye SvnRepositoryTester-pingAndValidateAccess - Exception getting FishEye access control
com.cenqua.fisheye.rep.RepositoryClientException: org.tigris.subversion.javahl.ClientException: svn: E170001: Negotiate authentication failed: 'No valid credentials provided'

Cause

The bundled SVNKit used by Fisheye needs Basic Authentication to be enabled in SVN Server.

Resolution

Enable Basic Authentication in SVN Server by following these steps:

1. First, create a password file and grant access to users Alice and Bob:

   $ ### First time: use -c to create the file
   $ ### Use -m to use MD5 encryption of the password, which is more secure
   $ htpasswd -c -m /etc/svn-auth.htpasswd alice
   New password: *****
   Re-type new password: *****
   Adding password for user alice
   $ htpasswd -m /etc/svn-auth.htpasswd bob
   New password: *******
   Re-type new password: *******
   Adding password for user bob

2. Add some more directives inside the <Location> block to tell Apache how to use the password file:

   <Location /svn>
     DAV svn
     SVNParentPath /var/svn
   
     # Authentication: Basic
     AuthName "Subversion repository"
     AuthType Basic
     AuthUserFile /etc/svn-auth.htpasswd
   </Location>