Before you can commit to the subversion repository, you will need to create an SVN password. To do this, log on to minotaur.apache.org and run the following command:
svnpasswd
The will ask you for a subversion password. This is the user and password you will use when checking in code.
When you commit code to subversion, it will try to use the username you are logged in as on the current system. If this is different than your subversion username, you will need to specifiy this on the commit statement. Subversion will prompt for your password when you run the command. Note the is the SVN password, which is not the same as your minotaur password This password can be entered as a command line argument to avoid interaction. The follow command line will commit with a specified username and password:
svn commit --username username --password password
To commit with TortoiseSVN, simply right click on the directory you want to run the commit from and select commit. A list of files changed will be displayed with a text box for a log message. At this point you can select which files should be committed and enter you log text. Select OK to start the commit, a dialog box will appear prompting for username and password. You will also be able to select a check box to remember the credentials. If you select this check box, you will not be prompted for information in the future
