"Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!"

[Pspuser007]

Hello!

I have Smf 2 Beta 4!
I was trying to install a mod(the first of this forum) and got this error:"
Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable! "
I went to File Permissions and saw this:
My home directory--> Not Writable   (chmod: 0750)
Sources       Not Writable   (chmod: 0755)

What can i do??


Thank you for your time!!

[Satioz]

Try creating a folder called 'temp' in your 'packages' directory and chmoding it to 0777 as well.

And try to chmoding the sources map to 0777

[Pspuser007]

Thank you for the reply!

I have created the folder but i don't know how to cmod the temp or the sources...
And i don't know what cmod is..


OK Buddy i did it!!
Thanks a lot!!!!:D:D:D

[Pspuser007]

Hello again guys...
I have a problem...I unistalling the mod i have installed and got this:"
You cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!"

And then i went on to download and install another package and got this:"
Although the package was downloaded to the server it appears to be empty. Please check the Packages directory, and the "temp" sub-directory are both writable. If you continue to experience this problem you should try extracting the package on your PC and uploading the extracted files into a subdirectory in your Packages directory and try again. For example, if the package was called shout.tar.gz you should:
1) Download the package to your local PC and extract it into files.
2) Using an FTP client create a new directory in your "Packages" folder, in this example you may call it "shout".
3) Upload all the files from the extracted package to this directory.
4) Go back to the package manager browse page and the package will be automatically found by SMF. "

What can i do??
Is this a smf 2 beta 4 bug??
I want to use smf2 beta4 as public forum...

[Rumbaar]

Did you check to see if the 'temp' folder was still there and CHMOD correctly as directed?  Sometimes the folder is deleted, when it shouldn't be.

[Pspuser007]

Well the temp folder was being deleted by itself.
I cannot understand why this happened?

[Rumbaar]

I think it has to do with how a server is configured.  There is a mod relating to the 'temp' folder you might want to look into and see if that helps your issue.

[rayosx]

I have the same problem, I have the  SMF 2.0 rc1 and I never had the chance to install any mod through the administration panel,   I read that I need to have the Sources Directory  with 777 atribute , I did that and also the  Packages directory I put  777 attributes and I created a  temp directory with attributes 777 inside the packages.

what can I do ?  I still receive this error, as I wrote above, I have never installed through the administration panel or the packages installer through the forum (inside)      Please help, am I doing something wrong in the  ftp configuration?


Although the package was downloaded to the server it appears to be empty. Please check the Packages directory, and the "temp" sub-directory are both writable. If you continue to experience this problem you should try extracting the package on your PC and uploading the extracted files into a subdirectory in your Packages directory and try again. For example, if the package was called shout.tar.gz you should:
1) Download the package to your local PC and extract it into files.
2) Using an FTP client create a new directory in your "Packages" folder, in this example you may call it "shout".
3) Upload all the files from the extracted package to this directory.
4) Go back to the package manager browse page and the package will be automatically found by SMF. "

[Rumbaar]

How did you install SMF 2.x?  Can you get your host to check and see if all the files in the SMF folder are actually owned by you at the server level.  Also to check the owner of the file that is uploaded and tried to be access by the package manager when it tries to install a mod.

Are you sure all your paths are correct, you haven't moved your forum at any chance?

[rayosx]

Very Deep Questions, since I am a stupid for this, but let me find these out and tell you.

[rayosx]

Rumbaar 
May I send you more information by private message? Please let me know, there is information that I would like that not all people look

[Rumbaar]

Nothing I've asked should have an answer that is sensitive, but sure.

[rayosx]

Rumbaar,
I am very sorry for delay, but I am sending right now the information private,

please advise

Thanks

[Rumbaar]

Okay there is quite a bit of info, I'll try to look at it over the weekend.

[rayosx]

Rumbaar 

Great, let me know if you need something else, but I believe that you have very solid info now, I will apprecaite on advance your advise.

thanks again !

[vlindertje]

When there is an answer for this problem. Can you write it here.
I hope it will helps me also

[greyknight17]

Pspuser007, is this issue resolved now? Did you try using this mod to see if it helps with the temp folder deletion issue?

[mibthunderbird]

I got same message:
this problem you should try extracting the package on your PC and uploading the extracted files into a subdirectory in your Packages directory and try again. For example, if the package was called shout.tar.gz you should:
1) Download the package to your local PC and extract it into files.
2) Using an FTP client create a new directory in your "Packages" folder, in this example you may call it "shout".
3) Upload all the files from the extracted package to this directory.
4) Go back to the package manager browse page and the package will be automatically found by SMF.

When I try to install the SMF 2.0 RC1-1.

temp folder is set to 777 in package directory.

Any solution for that?

[H]

mibthunderbird, do you still need help with this?

I assume you're trying to install the 2.0 RC1-1 security patch?

[au8ust]

Got the same problem as mibthunderbird. I'm using SMF 2.0 RC1-1 and was trying to install Twitter Mod

The Packages and temp directory is set to 777 already.

Any idea?