how to access svn repository over internet

Question

Hi i have set up svn repository and i was to access it over internet. i have done in svn dir...

svnserve -d -r path

but it says

[~/svnrepo]# svnserve -d -r /home2/alohamor/svnrepo/
svnserve: Can't bind server socket: Address already in use

Pls help what to do

Answer 1

This means another program (maybe another instance of svnserve) is already using the svn port. Check netstat -a for applications with port 3690 open