Are you on the latest version of the Subversion plugin (1.39)? The version bundled in the Jenkins .war file is 1.34
> -----Original Message----- > From: jenkinsci-users@googlegroups.com > [mailto:jenkinsci-users@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chemmo > Sent: 09 May 2012 15:03 > To: Jenkins Users > Subject: hudson.scm.SubversionSCM.xml > > Hi, > > I run Jenkins under a username which is used only by Jenkins from > linux. I have previously entered my own (windows) credentials for > proxy access when I need to update Jenkins/plugins, etc but have since > removed the entry from the advanced tab of the update centre. I > noticed my username was specified in the above file, so I deleted the > file hoping it would not appear again, however it has come back again > > Possibly unrelated, but I think this is causing problems where I > cannot use svn with the Jenkins user. The user's credentials seem to > be invalidated / corrupted by Jenkins (I see authentication failed > errors after a number of hours) - I have proven this by changing the > permissions for the users ~/.subversion/auth/svn.simple folder and > contents so that it cannot be changed except by the root user. After > doing this my problems disappeared, but it is not an ideal solution - > for example, if I want to commit something in a shell script under > this user I get the error: > > svn: E204899: Cannot create new file '/home/<domain>/ > <user>/.subversion/auth/svn.simple/auth.<some hex code>.tmp': > Permission denied > > Has anyone experienced something similar to this? > > Thanks > > David -- This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential, copyright and or privileged material, and are for the use of the intended addressee only. If you are not the intended addressee or an authorised recipient of the addressee please notify us of receipt by returning the e-mail and do not use, copy, retain, distribute or disclose the information in or attached to the e-mail. Any opinions expressed within this e-mail are those of the individual and not necessarily of Diamond Light Source Ltd. Diamond Light Source Ltd. cannot guarantee that this e-mail or any attachments are free from viruses and we cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses which may be transmitted in or with the message. Diamond Light Source Limited (company no. 4375679). Registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom