File system
The directory�sites/default/files�is not writable. An automated attempt to create this directory failed, possibly due to a permissions problem. To proceed with the installation, either create the directory and modify its permissions manually or ensure that the installer has the permissions to create it automatically. For more information, see INSTALL.txt or the�online handbook.

Settings file	The settings file is not writable.
The Drupal installer requires write permissions to�./sites/default/settings.php�during the installation process. If you are unsure how to grant file permissions, consult the�online handbook.

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM, chetan patil <chtpatil@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I'm installing Drupal 7.4

But getting following error:

File system
The directory�sites/default/files�is not writable. An automated attempt to create this directory failed, possibly due to a permissions problem. To proceed with the installation, either create the directory and modify its permissions manually or ensure that the installer has the permissions to create it automatically. For more information, see INSTALL.txt or the�online handbook.

OK
Unicode library PHP Mbstring Extension

Error
Settings file The settings file does not exist.
The Drupal installer requires that you create a settings file as part of the installation process. Copy the�./sites/default/default.settings.php�file to�./sites/default/settings.php. More details about installing Drupal are available in�INSTALL.txt.

I did :

chmod a+w sites/default
mkdir sites/default/files
chmod a+w sites/default/files

And also this:

cp sites/default/default.settings.php sites/default/settings.php
chmod a+w sites/default/settings.php

Even then the error remains as it is.

I looked into drupal forum but no one has got proper solution.

I'm installing it on Fedora 14.

Can it be SELinux issue?
Because I'm getting working whenever i �click on "proceed with installation"

Thanks.

--
Chetan Arvind Patil,
+919970018364

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Chetan Arvind Patil,
+919970018364

File system
The directory�sites/default/files�is not writable. An automated attempt to create this directory failed, possibly due to a permissions problem. To proceed with the installation, either create the directory and modify its permissions manually or ensure that the installer has the permissions to create it automatically. For more information, see INSTALL.txt or the�online handbook.
OK	Unicode library	PHP Mbstring Extension
Error	Settings file	The settings file does not exist.
The Drupal installer requires that you create a settings file as part of the installation process. Copy the�./sites/default/default.settings.php�file to�./sites/default/settings.php. More details about installing Drupal are available in�INSTALL.txt.