"svnadmin verify" verifies a rep-cache.db file even when rep-caching is disabled. This appears to be intentional but I don't understand the reasoning.
svn_fs_fs__verify calls svn_fs_fs__exists_rep_cache to see if the cache exists and then calls svn_fs_fs__walk_rep_reference which has the comment: /* Don't check ffd->rep_sharing_allowed. */ SVN_ERR_ASSERT(ffd->format >= SVN_FS_FS__MIN_REP_SHARING_FORMAT); Why should verify attempt to verify a cache that is disabled? -- Certified & Supported Apache Subversion Downloads: http://www.wandisco.com/subversion/download