setenv PATH /usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/ccs/bin:/pike/sw/bin:/usr/local/bin Do you have a corresponding line in your .bashrc, or whatever it is that bash uses?
no, but i do get $ echo $PATH /usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/ccs/bin:/pike/sw/bin:/usr/local/bin
when i log in. and i can access svnserve there.
greetings, martin.