Moodle installation issue
I am trying to install moodle onto my web sever, but it can't create the moodle data directory, because of missing write permissions:
Parent directory (/var/www) is not writeable. Data directory (/var/www/moodledata) cannot be created by the installer.
I have tried to set chmod 777 & 666 to the www directory, but it still doesn't work...
ls -al result:
drwxrwsrwx+ 4 apache apache 31 Dec 8 15:49 www
Edit:
My permissions for the www folder are just ultimately messed up, because i don't understand a thing about permissions could someone help me fix them up? I need to also allow sftp_users group to access the files:
ls -al on www:
drwxrwsrwx+ 5 apache sftp_users 48 Dec 8 19:35 www
ls -al inside www:
drwxrwsrwx+ 5 apache sftp_users 48 Dec 8 19:35 .
drwxr-xr-x. 22 root root 4096 Dec 8 17:29 ..
drwxrwx---. 2 root sftp_users 6 Aug 24 21:12 cgi-bin
drwxrws---+ 3 root sftp_users 35 Dec 8 19:36 html
drwxrwsr-x+ 2 root sftp_users 6 Dec 8 19:35 moodledata
permissions centos-7
asked Dec 8 '15 at 17:23
Jojo CoanaJojo Coana
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I am trying to install moodle onto my web sever, but it can't create the moodle data directory, because of missing write permissions:
Parent directory (/var/www) is not writeable. Data directory (/var/www/moodledata) cannot be created by the installer.
I have tried to set chmod 777 & 666 to the www directory, but it still doesn't work...
ls -al result:
drwxrwsrwx+ 4 apache apache 31 Dec 8 15:49 www
Edit:
My permissions for the www folder are just ultimately messed up, because i don't understand a thing about permissions could someone help me fix them up? I need to also allow sftp_users group to access the files:
ls -al on www:
drwxrwsrwx+ 5 apache sftp_users 48 Dec 8 19:35 www
ls -al inside www:
drwxrwsrwx+ 5 apache sftp_users 48 Dec 8 19:35 .
drwxr-xr-x. 22 root root 4096 Dec 8 17:29 ..
drwxrwx---. 2 root sftp_users 6 Aug 24 21:12 cgi-bin
drwxrws---+ 3 root sftp_users 35 Dec 8 19:36 html
drwxrwsr-x+ 2 root sftp_users 6 Dec 8 19:35 moodledata
permissions centos-7
asked Dec 8 '15 at 17:23
Jojo CoanaJojo Coana
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moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=164786 - scroll to bottom answer by Jason Vore... Do you have root/SSH access to your server?
– Kinnectus
Dec 8 '15 at 17:27
Not root ssh access, but ssh access.
– Jojo Coana
Dec 8 '15 at 17:30
Very late response, but for other searchers: computer programming questions like this should rather be asked at StackOverflow.com (they actually have a Moodle tag)
– Ochado
Apr 29 '18 at 2:13
I would disagree. This is clearly not about programming (though I understand why StackOverflow might have amoodletag). Assuming this wouldn't be appropriate here (since the software under discussion is a CMS), it would almost certainly be more appropriate for the Webmasters SE (which has amoodletag as well).
– Anaksunaman
Apr 29 '18 at 7:47
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I am trying to install moodle onto my web sever, but it can't create the moodle data directory, because of missing write permissions:
Parent directory (/var/www) is not writeable. Data directory (/var/www/moodledata) cannot be created by the installer.
I have tried to set chmod 777 & 666 to the www directory, but it still doesn't work...
ls -al result:
drwxrwsrwx+ 4 apache apache 31 Dec 8 15:49 www
Edit:
My permissions for the www folder are just ultimately messed up, because i don't understand a thing about permissions could someone help me fix them up? I need to also allow sftp_users group to access the files:
ls -al on www:
drwxrwsrwx+ 5 apache sftp_users 48 Dec 8 19:35 www
ls -al inside www:
drwxrwsrwx+ 5 apache sftp_users 48 Dec 8 19:35 .
drwxr-xr-x. 22 root root 4096 Dec 8 17:29 ..
drwxrwx---. 2 root sftp_users 6 Aug 24 21:12 cgi-bin
drwxrws---+ 3 root sftp_users 35 Dec 8 19:36 html
drwxrwsr-x+ 2 root sftp_users 6 Dec 8 19:35 moodledata
permissions centos-7
asked Dec 8 '15 at 17:23
Jojo CoanaJojo Coana
62111
I am trying to install moodle onto my web sever, but it can't create the moodle data directory, because of missing write permissions:
Parent directory (/var/www) is not writeable. Data directory (/var/www/moodledata) cannot be created by the installer.
I have tried to set chmod 777 & 666 to the www directory, but it still doesn't work...
ls -al result:
drwxrwsrwx+ 4 apache apache 31 Dec 8 15:49 www
Edit:
My permissions for the www folder are just ultimately messed up, because i don't understand a thing about permissions could someone help me fix them up? I need to also allow sftp_users group to access the files:
ls -al on www:
drwxrwsrwx+ 5 apache sftp_users 48 Dec 8 19:35 www
ls -al inside www:
drwxrwsrwx+ 5 apache sftp_users 48 Dec 8 19:35 .
drwxr-xr-x. 22 root root 4096 Dec 8 17:29 ..
drwxrwx---. 2 root sftp_users 6 Aug 24 21:12 cgi-bin
drwxrws---+ 3 root sftp_users 35 Dec 8 19:36 html
drwxrwsr-x+ 2 root sftp_users 6 Dec 8 19:35 moodledata
permissions centos-7
permissions centos-7
asked Dec 8 '15 at 17:23
Jojo CoanaJojo Coana
62111
asked Dec 8 '15 at 17:23
Jojo CoanaJojo Coana
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edited Dec 8 '15 at 17:41
Jojo Coana
asked Dec 8 '15 at 17:23
Jojo CoanaJojo Coana
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asked Dec 8 '15 at 17:23
Jojo CoanaJojo Coana
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asked Dec 8 '15 at 17:23
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moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=164786 - scroll to bottom answer by Jason Vore... Do you have root/SSH access to your server?
– Kinnectus
Dec 8 '15 at 17:27
Not root ssh access, but ssh access.
– Jojo Coana
Dec 8 '15 at 17:30
Very late response, but for other searchers: computer programming questions like this should rather be asked at StackOverflow.com (they actually have a Moodle tag)
– Ochado
Apr 29 '18 at 2:13
I would disagree. This is clearly not about programming (though I understand why StackOverflow might have amoodletag). Assuming this wouldn't be appropriate here (since the software under discussion is a CMS), it would almost certainly be more appropriate for the Webmasters SE (which has amoodletag as well).
– Anaksunaman
Apr 29 '18 at 7:47
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moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=164786 - scroll to bottom answer by Jason Vore... Do you have root/SSH access to your server?
– Kinnectus
Dec 8 '15 at 17:27
Not root ssh access, but ssh access.
– Jojo Coana
Dec 8 '15 at 17:30
Very late response, but for other searchers: computer programming questions like this should rather be asked at StackOverflow.com (they actually have a Moodle tag)
– Ochado
Apr 29 '18 at 2:13
I would disagree. This is clearly not about programming (though I understand why StackOverflow might have amoodletag). Assuming this wouldn't be appropriate here (since the software under discussion is a CMS), it would almost certainly be more appropriate for the Webmasters SE (which has amoodletag as well).
– Anaksunaman
Apr 29 '18 at 7:47
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=164786 - scroll to bottom answer by Jason Vore... Do you have root/SSH access to your server?
– Kinnectus
Dec 8 '15 at 17:27
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=164786 - scroll to bottom answer by Jason Vore... Do you have root/SSH access to your server?
– Kinnectus
Dec 8 '15 at 17:27
Not root ssh access, but ssh access.
– Jojo Coana
Dec 8 '15 at 17:30
Not root ssh access, but ssh access.
– Jojo Coana
Dec 8 '15 at 17:30
Very late response, but for other searchers: computer programming questions like this should rather be asked at StackOverflow.com (they actually have a Moodle tag)
– Ochado
Apr 29 '18 at 2:13
Very late response, but for other searchers: computer programming questions like this should rather be asked at StackOverflow.com (they actually have a Moodle tag)
– Ochado
Apr 29 '18 at 2:13
I would disagree. This is clearly not about programming (though I understand why StackOverflow might have a
moodle tag). Assuming this wouldn't be appropriate here (since the software under discussion is a CMS), it would almost certainly be more appropriate for the Webmasters SE (which has a moodle tag as well).– Anaksunaman
Apr 29 '18 at 7:47
I would disagree. This is clearly not about programming (though I understand why StackOverflow might have a
moodle tag). Assuming this wouldn't be appropriate here (since the software under discussion is a CMS), it would almost certainly be more appropriate for the Webmasters SE (which has a moodle tag as well).– Anaksunaman
Apr 29 '18 at 7:47
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It could be that selinux is blocking access. Check it with command getenforce. If the result is Enforce, then you may want to change it to Permissive, with command setenforce 0 or setenforce Permissive. You can also disable selinux by editing /etc/selinux/config and setting SELINUX = disabled. Reboot would be required in that case.
Also - is the directory ./moodledata a www directory for moodle or is it directory for file storage? If the second case, best is to move it outside the www directory, a designated directory in / like /moodledata and then set permissions on that directory for apache (or put this folder on separate disk or SAN share or NFS).
answered Nov 17 '17 at 11:44
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It could be that selinux is blocking access. Check it with command getenforce. If the result is Enforce, then you may want to change it to Permissive, with command setenforce 0 or setenforce Permissive. You can also disable selinux by editing /etc/selinux/config and setting SELINUX = disabled. Reboot would be required in that case.
Also - is the directory ./moodledata a www directory for moodle or is it directory for file storage? If the second case, best is to move it outside the www directory, a designated directory in / like /moodledata and then set permissions on that directory for apache (or put this folder on separate disk or SAN share or NFS).
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It could be that selinux is blocking access. Check it with command getenforce. If the result is Enforce, then you may want to change it to Permissive, with command setenforce 0 or setenforce Permissive. You can also disable selinux by editing /etc/selinux/config and setting SELINUX = disabled. Reboot would be required in that case.
Also - is the directory ./moodledata a www directory for moodle or is it directory for file storage? If the second case, best is to move it outside the www directory, a designated directory in / like /moodledata and then set permissions on that directory for apache (or put this folder on separate disk or SAN share or NFS).
answered Nov 17 '17 at 11:44
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It could be that selinux is blocking access. Check it with command getenforce. If the result is Enforce, then you may want to change it to Permissive, with command setenforce 0 or setenforce Permissive. You can also disable selinux by editing /etc/selinux/config and setting SELINUX = disabled. Reboot would be required in that case.
Also - is the directory ./moodledata a www directory for moodle or is it directory for file storage? If the second case, best is to move it outside the www directory, a designated directory in / like /moodledata and then set permissions on that directory for apache (or put this folder on separate disk or SAN share or NFS).
answered Nov 17 '17 at 11:44
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It could be that selinux is blocking access. Check it with command getenforce. If the result is Enforce, then you may want to change it to Permissive, with command setenforce 0 or setenforce Permissive. You can also disable selinux by editing /etc/selinux/config and setting SELINUX = disabled. Reboot would be required in that case.
Also - is the directory ./moodledata a www directory for moodle or is it directory for file storage? If the second case, best is to move it outside the www directory, a designated directory in / like /moodledata and then set permissions on that directory for apache (or put this folder on separate disk or SAN share or NFS).
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moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=164786 - scroll to bottom answer by Jason Vore... Do you have root/SSH access to your server?
– Kinnectus
Dec 8 '15 at 17:27
Not root ssh access, but ssh access.
– Jojo Coana
Dec 8 '15 at 17:30
Very late response, but for other searchers: computer programming questions like this should rather be asked at StackOverflow.com (they actually have a Moodle tag)
– Ochado
Apr 29 '18 at 2:13
I would disagree. This is clearly not about programming (though I understand why StackOverflow might have a
moodletag). Assuming this wouldn't be appropriate here (since the software under discussion is a CMS), it would almost certainly be more appropriate for the Webmasters SE (which has amoodletag as well).– Anaksunaman
Apr 29 '18 at 7:47