Import Existing Users

If you are installing Sublime on a server that already has Subversion running, you may want to import your existing user accounts.

NOTE: this only applies to servers using SVNSERVE with usernames and passwords stored in a userfile. SASL configurations are not supported with Sublime.

If you are storing usernames and passwords in a userfile for your current SVNSERVE-based server, you can copy the contents of that userfile directly into Sublime’s userfile.

  1. Locate your existing userfile (named passwd by default)
  2. Open your userfile in notepad and copy all of the lines beneath the [users] section. This should be all of your usernames and passwords.
  3. Open the bin folder within the Sublime installation directory (i.e. C:\Program Files\Sublime\bin)
  4. Locate the “usr” file and open it in notepad. Paste the usernames you copied in step 2 into the [users] section of this file. IMPORTANT: To ensure you can still log in as an administrator, do not overwrite the default “admin” username.
  5. Save the “usr” file.
  6. Finally, open a command prompt and execute the following command: C:\> iisrest

NOTE: Sublime does not currently support groups or aliases. If you are currently using groups or aliases in your userfile, you will not be able to copy these into Sublime’s userfile.