SID-02252: Software Error

Status:	Asked	TWiki version:	5.0.1	Perl version:	5.8.8
Category:	CategoryPlugins	Server OS:	Redhat 5.6	Last update:	9 years ago

I m receiving the below error on /bin/configure

I tried upgrading plugin Spreadsheet manually once the installer started running the twiki software is throwing me the below mentioned error.

Argument "" isn't numeric in numeric lt (<) at /var/www/html/wiki/lib/TWiki/Configure/Checkers/Sessions/ExpireAfter.pm line 36

Can you please help me to fix this issue.

-- Sriharsha Panja - 2016-09-26

Discussion and Answer

It seems that your TWiki configuration somehow got out of order... If you have a backup of a working configuration file (that would be /var/www/html/wiki/lib/LocalSite.cfg at your site), compare the backup file with the current settings. There's one simple thing to check:

1. Go to TWiki's configuration interface
2. Check "Yes, I've read all the documentation" - this makes the "expert" settings visible
3. In the Security section, there's a subsection Sessions which contains a setting for {Sessions}{ExpireAfter}.
4. Make sure there's a numeric value in this field. TWiki's default is 21600 (six hours).

While looking into this I found a quirk in the configuration interface (probably harmless): After changing the value with configure, you'll see

• $TWiki::cfg{Sessions}{ExpireAfter} = '21600';

• $TWiki::cfg{Sessions}{ExpireAfter} = 21600;

-- Harald Jörg - 2016-09-26

Hello Harald,

Thanks for your reply on my issue.

I have tried the steps mentioned above, but i cannot found the "Security section" in my configure page.

All i can see is only 2 tabs 1. Environment Variables(Read only) 2. CGI Setup (Readonly).

and next to it is "Software error: Argument "" isn't numeric in numeric lt (<) at /var/www/html/wiki/lib/TWiki/Configure/Checkers/Sessions/ExpireAfter.pm line 36.

Best Regards, Sriharsha Vardhan

-- Sriharsha Vardhan - 2016-10-10

Oh - this indicates that your TWiki configuration file is totally broken.

To repeat: If you have a backup of a working configuration file (that would be /var/www/html/wiki/lib/LocalSite.cfg at your site), compare the backup file with the current settings.

In any case, have a look at /var/www/html/wiki/lib/LocalSite.cfg and the setting for $TWiki::cfg{Sessions}{ExpireAfter}. If it is "", change it to 21600 and retry configure.

-- Harald Jörg - 2016-10-10

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