[svnbook] r4009 committed - Finish issue #22 ("1.7 change: authz section headers are now compared...
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Wed Aug 17 13:22:19 CDT 2011
Revision: 4009
Author: cmpilato at gmail.com
Date: Wed Aug 17 11:21:25 2011
Log: Finish issue #22 ("1.7 change: authz section headers are now
compared
case-sensitively").
* en/book/ch06-server-configuration.xml
Add a warning about how pre-1.7 Subversion used case-insensitive
comparisons for authz section headers, encourage folks who upgraded
older installations to review their access files.
http://code.google.com/p/svnbook/source/detail?r=4009
Modified:
/trunk/en/book/ch06-server-configuration.xml
=======================================
--- /trunk/en/book/ch06-server-configuration.xml Mon Aug 8 10:56:02 2011
+++ /trunk/en/book/ch06-server-configuration.xml Wed Aug 17 11:21:25 2011
@@ -3330,7 +3330,19 @@
<para>To be more specific: the value of the section names is
either of the form <literal>[repos-name:path]</literal> or of the
- form <literal>[path]</literal>. If you're using the
+ form <literal>[path]</literal>.</para>
+
+ <warning>
+ <para>Prior to version 1.7, Subversion treated repository names
+ and paths in a case-insensitive fashion for the purposes of
+ access control, converting them to lower case internally
+ before comparing them against the contents of your access
+ file. It now does these comparisons case-sensitively. If you
+ upgraded to Subversion 1.7 from an older version, you should
+ review your access files for case correctness.</para>
+ </warning>
+
+ <para>If you're using the
<literal>SVNParentPath</literal> directive, it's important
to specify the repository names in your sections. If you omit
them, a section such as
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