svnroot # /etc/init.d/svnserve start
 * Caching service dependencies ...                                                                                                                                           [ ok ]
 * Starting svnserve ...                                                                                                                                                      [ ok ]
svnroot # /etc/init.d/svnserve status
 * status: crashed
svnroot # /etc/init.d/svnserve stop
 * Stopping svnserve ...                                                                                                                                                      [ ok ]

#!/sbin/runscript

depend() {
        need net
}

start() {
        ebegin "Starting svnserve"
        # Ensure that we run from a readable working dir, and that we do not
        # lock filesystems when being run from such a location.
        cd /
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background --make-pidfile \
                --pidfile /var/run/svnserve.pid --exec /usr/bin/svnserve \
                --chuid ${SVNSERVE_USER:-apache}:${SVNSERVE_GROUP:-apache} -- \
                --foreground --daemon ${SVNSERVE_OPTS:---root=/home/svnroot/repos/ --config-file=/home/svnroot/svnserve.conf --log-file=/var/log/svnserve.log}
        eend $?
}

stop() {
        ebegin "Stopping svnserve"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/svnserve.pid
        eend $?
}

SVNSERVE_OPTS="--root=/home/svnroot/repos/ --config-file=/home/swnroot/svnserve.conf --log-file=/var/log/svnserve.log"
SVNSERVE_USER="apache"
SVNSERVE_GROUP="apache"

#svnserve -d --root /home/svnroot/repos/ --config-file /home/svnroot/svnserve.conf --log-file /var/log/svnserve.log