Global configuration error in Joomla
Bug #291041 reported by
Henrik Z
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TurnKey Linux |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Alon Swartz | ||
Bug Description
I just downloaded and installed TurnkeyLinux Joomla for testing.
After I added a test article, I wanted to change the global settings of Joomla.
When I click Save or Apply, I got this error message:
Unable to open configuration.php file to write.
| description: | updated |
Revision history for this message
| Alon Swartz (alonswartz) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in turnkeylinux: | |
| assignee: | nobody → alonswartz |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Alon Swartz (alonswartz) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in turnkeylinux: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
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This is due to the webserver user not having write permissions to the configuration file.
This issue is a usability / security tradeoff, and considering turnkey appliances should be as easy to use as possible, I am inclined to go with usability for the next release, and change the default permissions.
In the meantime, you can do this manually from the command line:
# chown root:www-data /etc/joomla15/
# chmod 664 /etc/joomla15/