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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks Rick and Shai!</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> <br>
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Seems the exact permission I needed was " 755" on the
"Defaults" directory. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: lists-drupal [mailto:replies-lists-drupal@listmail.innovate.net] <br>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:13 PM<br>
To: brendan, fresh-off.com<br>
Subject: Re: [support] fresh D6 intall; endless permissions loop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>For a directory to be readable it has to have read *and*
execute<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>permissions. With 444 you're setting things to only read.
That's<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>correct for reading a file, but not a directory.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> - Rick<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>------------ Original Message ------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 05:58:57 PM -0800<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> From: "brendan, fresh-off.com"
<hello@fresh-off.com><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> To: support@drupal.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> Subject: [support] fresh D6 intall; endless permissions
loop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> I'm having permissions problems. I'm following
the warnings from<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> Druapl, making the fixes - but the warnings and
fixes just seem to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> go in a loop. I had a new install of D6 and was
installing a few<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> modules. After hitting "save" it
brought me to the Drupal D6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> install page (which was confusing). I clicked
on "install" and I<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> received the warning message about making the file<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> "./sites/default/settings.php" from<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>>
"./sites/default/default.settings.php". This was more confusing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> as I'd already created that file.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> I messed about with it for a while, and things seem
to change<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> based on the directory permissions. Anyhow, it
was a new enough<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> install that I figured I'd just delete the DB,
create a new DB and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> reinstall D6, but I seem to still be getting similar
permissions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> problems. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> If I have the permissions set to "777" for
the following<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> directories and files<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> ./sites/default/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> .sites/default/files/settings.php<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> then I can proceed with the setup, but get this
warning:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> "All necessary changes to ./sites/default and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> ./sites/default/settings.php have been made, so you
should remove<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> write permissions to them now in order to avoid
security risks."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> If I follow those directions and set the file and
directory to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> "444" and refresh, I get this warning:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> "- The Drupal installer requires that you
create a settings file<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> as part of the installation process. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> 1. Copy the ./sites/default/default.settings.php
file to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> ./sites/default/settings.php.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> 2. Change file permissions so that it is
writable by the web<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> server. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> - The directory sites/default/files does not
exist. An automated<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> attempt to create this directory failed, possibly
due to a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> permissions problem. To proceed with the
installation, either<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> create the directory and modify its permissions
manually, or<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> ensure that the installer has the permissions to
create it<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> automatically."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> At this point, I find that have to set the
permissions of the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> "default" directory and
"settings.php" to "777" make the above<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> warning go away. (no other RWE combo seems to
work.. only "777") <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> Anyhow, after changing the permissions to
"777" , I get the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> previous warning again: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> "All necessary changes to ./sites/default and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> ./sites/default/settings.php have been made, so you
should remove<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> write permissions to them now in order to avoid
security risks."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> It just seems to be going in an endless loop.
I've installed D6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> several times, but never had this happen. Any
idea what is going<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> on?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> > <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>------------ End Original Message ------------<o:p></o:p></p>
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