thinSVN (03): how to make your first readonly login

**ErosOlmi** · 15-04-2009, 22:01

Ok, we assume you have already downloaded TortoiseSVN, installed and get confident with the idea.

Now what?
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Now you can make your first access to thinBasic Subversion server and have a look.

Follow those steps:

open your web browser
type the following url: svn://thinbasic.com
you will be requested with a classic username/pwd. Use the following user/pwd: thinanonymous/thinanonymous
thinanonymous is a special user that will grant you read only access to few areas and read and write to a common area I will going to create in the next days
If typed correctly user/pwd, TortoiseSVN will pop up showing something like the attached image

Ok, nothing special so far. You will see some directories, and some files inside them. Well, you are just standing in front of the main door of thinSVN repository.

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Additional posts will follow showing how to go deeper, how to create your local copy of the areas where you have access, how to commit your changes to the areas where you have read and write access, ... and much much more.

Stay tuned.

Eros

PS: if someone tested what I showed here, give a shout.

**Michael Hartlef** · 15-04-2009, 22:09

Works fine here under my regular SVN user you gave me.

**ErosOlmi** · 15-04-2009, 22:15

Thanks Michael for testing.

If you use "thinanonymous" user instead of your current one, you will see you will not have access to forbidden areas.

Hopefully ...

**Michael Hartlef** · 15-04-2009, 22:20

If I knew how to change the user, then I woudl try.

**ErosOlmi** · 15-04-2009, 22:30

Good question

You need to open TortoiseSVN settings and delete your cache_saved username/password

There are 2 ways to open TortoiseSVN settings:

go to Windows menu Start/Applications/TortoiseSVN/Settings
rightclick on any folder in your windows explorer and from TortoiseSVN choose Settings

You should see a window like the attached image
Than go to "Saved data" and click on "Clear" button just right the "Authentication data" option.

Your cached user/password will be removed so during your next login to thinSVN you will be asked again to authenticate.

Ciao
Eros

**Michael Hartlef** · 15-04-2009, 22:58

Ok, I could see the the public area but didn't had access to the TBDI, TBEM and TBGL area.

**ErosOlmi** · 15-04-2009, 23:00

**kryton9** · 16-04-2009, 01:26

I got in fine Eros. Attached is the first screen I see after logging in as thinanonymous and I never had a developer access.

the only folders I have access to at all are prj_Public and prj_SVN. TBDI, TBEM and TBGL won't let me even read with F5. Hope this is how it is supposed to work