title: SVN - Commit failed: Can't open file '/svn/repos/myrepository/trunk/format'
body: <p>I recently created a new repository on an SVN installation. When attempting to commit the code base for the first time, I am getting the error <code>Commit failed: Can't open file '/svn/repos/myrepository/trunk/format'</code> (Using SmartSVN). Here are some details about the installation:</p>
  
  <p>Repo Config Dir: </p>
  
  <pre><code>/svn/repos/myrepository/
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Repo Files Dirs: </p>
  
  <pre><code>/myrepository/trunk, /myrepository/branch, /myrepository/tags
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have ensure that both <code>/svn</code> and <code>/myrepository</code> have <code>drwxrwx</code> permissions and <code>root:root</code> ownership. Also I ensured the user = root in <code>/etc/xinetd.d/svn</code>.</p>