can not start SVNserve

[Mel]

On Wednesday 17 December 2008 21:02:07 KES wrote:
> Здравствуйте, Mel.
>
> Вы писали 17 декабря 2008 г., 9:11:19:
>
> M> On Sunday 14 December 2008 16:11:17 KES wrote:
> >> Здравствуйте, Polytropon.
> >>
> >> Вы писали 14 декабря 2008 г., 15:11:35:
> >>
> >> P> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:58:55 +0100 (CET), Wojciech Puchar
> >>
> >> P> <wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:
> >> >> > su: Sorry
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > kes# pw user mod svn -s /bin/bash
> >> >> > kes# pw user show svn
> >> >> > svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/bin/bash
> >> >> > kes# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
> >> >> > Starting svnserve.
> >> >> > su: Sorry
> >> >>
> >> >> try to change directory to existent
> >>
> >> P> (1) What's /bin/bash? Check existing shell.
> >>
> >> P> (2) As you said: Check existing directory.
> >>
> >> P> (3) Regarding su, check for wheel group inclusion.
> >>
> >> home# uname -a
> >> FreeBSD home.kes.net.ua 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Tue Aug 12
> >> 02:11:24 EEST 2008     kes at kes.net.ua:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KES_KERN_v7
> >> i386 home# pw user show svn
> >> svn:*:1003:1002::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
> >>
> >> As you can see on 'home' machine svn user has no valid shell also it
> >> has not valid home directory and it is not included into wheel group
> >>
> >> But svnserve is started and works fine. With same settings svnserve
> >> does not work on
> >> kes# uname -a
> >> FreeBSD kes.net.ua 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #: Sun Nov 23
> >> 17:19:12 EET 2008    
> >> kes at home.kes.net.ua:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KES_KERN_v7 i386
>
> M> echo 'rc_debug="YES"'>>/etc/rc.conf
> M> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
>
> M> Show output from /var/log/messages.
>
> kes# kes# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve: DEBUG: checkyesno: svnserve_enable is set to
> YES. Starting svnserve.
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve: DEBUG: run_rc_command: doit: su -m svn -c 'sh
> -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d --listen-port=3690 --foreground -r
> /var/db/trunk"' su: Sorry

Does this command work from the command line?
If not, does it work if called as su -fm rather then su -m?
If that does not work, does the primary group svn is supposed to be in exist?

-- 
Mel

Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
    and never get to the software part.