SID-01339: Installation Error; flush(): couldn't open datastr

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	5.1.0	Perl version:	5.x
Category:	CategoryInstallation	Server OS:	RedHat Linux 5.0	Last update:	14 years ago

I have been trying to install Twiki 5.1 on Redhat Linux within Apache server. It appears to be a TWiki problem because the file is created by TWiki. My configure file appears okay. The error is: flush(): couldn't store datastr: store(): couldn't open '/twiki/working/tmp/cgisess_a55ba92ed60acbd69a365e649efeb5ce': Permission denied at /twiki/Lib/Twiki/LoginManage any help would be appreciated. I see that this problem occured with a Windows server per your support database but the issue was never resolved.

-- DavidSteininger - 2011-11-24

Discussion and Answer

Permission issue. Make sure directories twiki/data, twiki/pub, twiki/working and directories & files below are owned by the webserver user (apache in case of default RedHat).

-- PeterThoeny - 2011-11-24

Okay, thanks for the help. I changed ownership to apache for everything,TWiki directories and everything below it. The permissions are those that came with the downloaded TWiki file. Now I get the error: Content-type: text/plain

Perl error when reading LocalSite.cfg: Please inform the site admin. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /var/www/twiki/lib/TWiki.pm line 528. Compilation failed in require at /var/www/twiki/bin/view line 41. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /var/www/twiki/bin/view line 41.

Is this a persmission problem?

-- DavidSteininger - 2011-11-26

The twiki/lib directory also needs to be owned by the webserver user so that configure can create/modify the twiki/lib/LocalSite.cfg file. Please read the TWikiInstallationGuide.

-- PeterThoeny - 2011-11-26

Well, I used the Unix command chown recursively as indicated in the TwikiInstallationGuide so I am not sure why this directory wasn't assigned to the ownership of my apache server. I'll continue to investigate. Thanks for the help.

-- DavidSteininger - 2011-11-27

Found my mistake. I now have 5.1 working and I can now migrate my stuff from 4.1 to it. Thanks

-- DavidSteininger - 2011-11-28

What was the mistake? I'm having the same exact issue despite having, I believe, set all the permissions as instructed.

-- ChrisVanDoren - 2011-12-21

-- ChrisVanDoren - 2011-12-21

Sorry Chris for being late on this. When I was messing around with LocalSite.cfg I had saved it with an incorrect name.

-- DavidSteininger - 2011-12-31

Closing as answered...

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-01-02

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