Attachments problem

[blackshoe]

New SMF 2.0.2 install. No mods. One of my users tried to attach a file to a post (default settings wrt attachments). He got a message about creating a directory, which he apparently did. In the attachment settings, the directory is listed as /hermes/web01/b1906/moo.rababr/forums/attachments. The forum software is installed at /rababr/forums, but the attachments folder has no attachments in it. I can't find this /hermes/... directory anywhere on my server. So I have no idea where these attachments are. My user thinks they're on his system somewhere.

I tried adding another directory for attachments, but I keep getting "directory does not exist" errors, even though I created it. So apparently I'm specifying the path incorrectly.

At this point I have three questions: how do I find my attachments (3 so far), and how do I specify the default attachments directory within the forums directory as repository for attachments? Or do I not want to do that?

[Oldiesmann]

The attachments directory is in the same directory as all the other forum files. You shouldn't need to do anything, as that folder is there by default and SMF sets the path to that directory when the forum is installed.

[blackshoe]

What's confusing is there are no attachments in that directory, although three have been uploaded attached to different messages.

A light dawns (maybe). Are they in the database? I'll go check.

[Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen]

Check Admin -> Forum -> Attachments and Avatars -> Attachment settings

See what directory is set in "Attachments directory" and make sure that directory exists, and is writable.