diff --git a/init.d/._cfg0000_svnserve b/init.d/._cfg0000_svnserve
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+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later
+# $Id$
+
+description="svn server"
+pidfile="/var/run/svnserve.pid"
+command="/usr/bin/svnserve"
+command_args="--foreground --daemon ${SVNSERVE_OPTS:---root=/var/svn}"
+command_background="true"
+start_stop_daemon_args="-u ${SVNSERVE_USER:-svn} -g ${SVNSERVE_GROUP:-svnusers}"
+
+depend() {
+	need net
+}
+
+start_pre() {
+	# Ensure that we run from a readable working dir, and that we do not
+	# lock filesystems when being run from such a location.
+	cd /
+}