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.

Resolutions

1) If feasible, 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>

2) If you are not able to switch to basic auth you will need to use a Native SVN Client - see the following for more details: https://confluence.atlassian.com/fishkb/fisheye-and-ntlm-1189783826.html