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Started by The -L-, July 06, 2009, 09:49:05 PM

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The -L-

July 06, 2009, 09:49:05 PM
QuoteYou cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!

How to fix this?
I remember something like chmode command but dont know how to use it...

Yigal

#1
July 07, 2009, 12:50:49 AM
Check the File Permissions (Admin -> Packages -> File Permissions) and make sure everything is correct.
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Norv

#2
July 07, 2009, 02:39:56 AM
Please check out:
How do I chmod? / what is chmod?

Make sure the /Packages directory and everything in it is chmodded to 777, or, if after setting that, you check he folder and notice that it isn't actually at 777, then try 755.
Make also a /temp subdirectory inside /Packages, also 777 (or 755 if the first is not set).
Then try again.
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Quokka

#3
July 07, 2009, 03:49:20 AM Last Edit: July 07, 2009, 07:58:47 AM by Quokka
never mind

Yigal

#4
July 07, 2009, 01:15:08 PM
Has the issue been resolved?
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The -L-

#5
July 07, 2009, 03:48:04 PM
Hmm...it wont change..

I put chmod value 777 and after i press "Make changes" it turns back to 0775

The -L-

#6
July 07, 2009, 05:08:05 PM
Will someone help???

Norv

#7
July 08, 2009, 12:15:22 AM
775 should be good enough. (clearly your host doesn't let you set 777)
Is the whole /Packages folder 775 ? Including a subdirectory /temp in it?
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The -L-

#8
July 08, 2009, 06:01:57 AM
Whole forum is...but i still get this message:
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You cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!

Norv

#9
July 08, 2009, 06:55:14 AM
Is there a subdirectory /temp inside /Packages? If not, please make one.
To-do lists are for deferral. The more things you write down the later they're done... until you have 100s of lists of things you don't do.

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The -L-

#10
July 08, 2009, 05:56:47 PM
I created "temp" folder and still i can`t install/uninstall any mods...

Norv

#11
July 09, 2009, 01:50:03 AM
Please check out: is the /temp folder inside /Packages 775 also?
To-do lists are for deferral. The more things you write down the later they're done... until you have 100s of lists of things you don't do.

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The -L-

#12
July 09, 2009, 07:37:09 AM
Is there any way via ftp to see chmod?

Cause i rly dont know witch file has what permission..

I created folder "temp" yesterday and set premission to 777 today i woke up and check temp folder wasn`t there...-.-

Now i created it again and set premissions to 775 and now i am checking if it works...

Well i managed to uninstall one of the mods that i couldn`t uninstall yesterday.But still i cant install my portal...:(

Norv

#13
July 09, 2009, 10:59:13 AM
Well, any FTP client should have a way to show permissions. With some, you can do so by right clicking the file, it should be something related to permission in the menu then. Or else in a view menu perhaps.
However, the screenshot you show in a previous message is also good enough to see permissions (it says there "chmod:755").

If you managed to uninstall, then it should work I think. Please make sure that:
- the folder /Packages has 775 or at least 755, they're good,
- and there is a /temp folder inside it, also 775 or 755. Then try to install.
To-do lists are for deferral. The more things you write down the later they're done... until you have 100s of lists of things you don't do.

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The -L-

#14
July 09, 2009, 12:19:01 PM
As you can see on the picture i created "temp" folder and changed its premissions.



On next picture im testing connection for installing the mod...

And error shows -.-



And the weirdest thing is that temp folder is gone...O.O





Aaahhh...help :DD

Norv

#15
July 09, 2009, 12:57:26 PM
It seems SMF deleted the /temp folder, so the folder was writable. It's okay that it deleted it, I think, that's why it's a "temp" (temporary) folder after all, it can be deleted at the end of the procedure it was used for.
What is not okay is that it doesn't seem to have finished the job before doing so.

Please check the message in the "FTP Information Required": it says at the end of it that message "to view a list of the affected files please click here". Can you please tell, what does it say if you do?
To-do lists are for deferral. The more things you write down the later they're done... until you have 100s of lists of things you don't do.

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The -L-

#16
July 09, 2009, 08:00:47 PM
What a bummer omfg.....i didn`t see that and whats even worse bummer look at this...when i click that i get:



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/home/vol2/byethost12.com/

byethost is my way old hosting -.- ...how do i change this to my working hosting?

JimM

#17
July 09, 2009, 10:24:19 PM
You might want to download repair_settings.php.  What is repair_settings.php?  It should fix your issue.  Make sure all the paths are correct and click save.

Additionally you can install this mod to keep the "temp" folder from being deleted.

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=724
Jim "JimM" Moore
Former Support Specialist

The -L-

#18
July 10, 2009, 06:49:32 AM
In repair_Settings.php everything is cool,I don`t see any problems,all path well checked and its okay but i still get this msg...
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/home/vol2/byethost12.com/...../htdocs/forum/Themes/classic/images/sp
/home/vol2/byethost12.com/...../htdocs/forum/Themes/babylon/images/sp
/home/vol2/byethost12.com/....../htdocs/forum/Themes/Default_Modern/images/sp
/home/vol2/byethost12.com/..../htdocs/forum/Themes/apollo11final/images/sp
/home/vol2/byethost12.com/........../htdocs/forum/Themes/classic/images/admin
/home/vol2/byethost12.com/....../htdocs/forum/Themes/babylon/images/admin
/home/vol2/byethost12.com/......./htdocs/forum/Themes/Default_Modern/images/admin
/home/vol2/byethost12.com/....../htdocs/forum/Themes/apollo11final/images/admin

:( :-\

Norv

#19
July 10, 2009, 07:57:04 AM
Those /sp and /admin folders are not part of SMF. What is inside them? Please open /Themes/classic/images/sp and /Themes/classic/images/admin and make a screenshot with each.

Also, please download the tool here: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=313201.0 and run it conforming to the instructions.
To-do lists are for deferral. The more things you write down the later they're done... until you have 100s of lists of things you don't do.

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