Subversion credentials fail upon svn calls to the svn repo server after successful authenticaion in project to the repository.
1) Changed JENKINS_HOME directory in /etc/sysconfig/jenkins from default of /var/lib/jenkins for all build and workspace work. HENCE $ITEM_ROOT has changed.
2) Entered userid/password in subversion authentication for project.
3) hudson.scm.SubversionSCM.xml has correct <entry>
4) subversion.credentials for project job has correct <entry>
5) $JENKINS_HOME/.subversion does not get created however which is part of the problem.
6) user jenkins still points to default HOME directory.
Note: svn checkout works in job and at command line
The svn command failed.
Command output:
svn: OPTIONS of 'http://devsvn.gspt.net/xxx/xxx/': authorization failed: Could not authenticate to server: rejected Basic challenge (http://devsvn.gspt.net)