Subversion repository failing after migrating server
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Subversion repository not working after migrating Fisheye/Crucible to another server machine.
The following appears in the atlassian-fisheye-<date>.log:
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2014-01-12 13:50:08,097 ERROR - SVN jar does not exist: /usr/share/java/svn-javahl.jar
2014-01-12 13:50:08,282 WARN - Could not load svn-javahl
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/tigris/subversion/javahl/SVNClient
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.util.SvnLoader.onLoaded(SvnLoader.java:48)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.util.SvnLoader.checkLoaded(SvnLoader.java:27)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.SvnScmConfig.init(SvnScmConfig.java:135)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.config.ConfigUtil.initScmConfig(ConfigUtil.java:80)Cause
svn-javahl.jar file is not installed in the migrated server machine.
Resolution
Install and setup Native Subversion Client
Restart Fisheye/Crucible
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