svnserve init script (tested on CentOS/RHEL 5.x)

svnserve.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
#	/etc/init.d/subversion
#
# Starts the Subversion Daemon
#
# chkconfig: 2345 90 10
# description: Subversion Daemon


# copied from http://www.svnforum.org/threads/31170-init.d-script-for-fedora-redhat


# processname: svnserve

source /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

[ -x /usr/bin/svnserve ] || exit 1

### Default variables
SYSCONFIG="/etc/sysconfig/subversion"

### Read configuration
[ -r "$SYSCONFIG" ] && source "$SYSCONFIG"

RETVAL=0
prog="svnserve"
desc="Subversion Daemon"

start() {
        echo -n $"Starting $desc ($prog): "
	daemon --user $USER $prog -d $OPTIONS
	RETVAL=$?
	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/$prog
	echo
}

stop() {
	echo -n $"Shutting down $desc ($prog): "
	killproc $prog
	RETVAL=$?
	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && success || failure
	echo
	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog
	return $RETVAL
}


case "$1" in
  start)
	start
	;;
  stop)
	stop
	;;
  restart)
	stop
	start
	RETVAL=$?
	;;
  condrestart)
        [ -e /var/lock/subsys/$prog ] && restart
	RETVAL=$?
	;;
  *)
	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|condrestart}"
	RETVAL=1
esac

exit $RETVAL