v1.6.0 permission problems after upgrade/update

Michael Pfaff

@pitaj said in v1.6.0 permission problems after upgrade/update:

@michael-pfaff You shouldn't be using root to do anything with ./nodebb. You should always do such things as the nodebb user or whatever user you use to run it.

The easiest way to fix this is to delete the build directory, and then su - nodebb and run ./nodebb build as that user.

Thanks, @PitaJ. I didn't realize that was the case. I'll try this out and see if it works.

To clarify:

What does the su - nodebb command do exactly?

Appreciate all the help.

<baris>

@michael-pfaff su - nodebb switches to the nodebb user and goes to their home directory.

Michael Pfaff

@baris said in v1.6.0 permission problems after upgrade/update:

@michael-pfaff su - nodebb switches to the nodebb user and goes to their home directory.

Sorry y'all. Just getting around to doing this. Apparently, I don't have a nodebb user. And, I'm not entirely sure what user was used to install nodebb. So, it's not letting me do anything. Can't even use the ./nodebb stop command like I used to at root.

I didn't initially install NodeBB on my server. Is there a way to determine which user? Can I do a fresh install with my old data?

<baris>

You can run ls -l to see who owns the files in the nodebb directory and change ownership with chown -R nodebb <nodebb_folder> command

Michael Pfaff

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<baris>

ls -l with an l not 1

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Michael Pfaff

At this point should I delete the build directory and try to run ./nodebb build? I'm nervous that command won't work since I can't run ./nodebb log.

PitaJ

try sudo chown -R www-data nodebb. If that doesn't work then try deleting stuff

Michael Pfaff

@pitaj said in v1.6.0 permission problems after upgrade/update:

try sudo chown -R www-data nodebb. If that doesn't work then try deleting stuff

That changed this, yes?

-rw-r--r--   1 www-data www-data  15468 Aug  4 00:08 nodebb

Still doesn't seem to get me to where I can run ./nodebb log. Getting this error: -su: ./nodebb: Permission denied.

Michael Pfaff

@pitaj said in v1.6.0 permission problems after upgrade/update:

If that doesn't work then try deleting stuff

Oh lawdy.

Michael Pfaff

Any advice on a fresh install?

PitaJ

Check and make sure that you're actually lived in as www-data.

Permission issues should be fixable

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PitaJ

Yeah that would certainly do it. The chown -R should have fixed that though if you ran it with sudo.

Michael Pfaff

@pitaj said in v1.6.0 permission problems after upgrade/update:

Yeah that would certainly do it. The chown -R should have fixed that though if you ran it with sudo.

Yeah, for some reason I still can't run ./nodebb log. Hmmm. Back to the drawing board.

PitaJ

Oh, wait a second. Your user is mike? In that case, the crown command should have mike not www-data I think. Have you tried editing those files from the account? Also, check the log directory ownership and permissions.

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PitaJ

@michael-pfaff can you try editing one of the files with nano or vim? If there's an error there then that would confirm the issue