[Moin-user] Error number 13

[George Dinwiddie]

Calyx,

The answer is in the line
   IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/share/moin/data/edit-log'

Moin does not have write permission to this file.  I can't say why the 
permissions on this file were changed.

To fix this, give write permission to the effective user of the Moin 
process.  This may be a matter of adding group write permission or of 
changing the ownership of the file to the Moin user, depending on your 
situation.

  - George

Calyx wrote:
> Hi list members,
>  
> When I edit a wiki page and click "show preview" all seems to work as usual.
> However when I then want to save the chages, this message appears.  Once 
> this message appears, I can only log out of moinmoin.
> Although the changes have been saved, I wonder if anyone can suggest a 
> solution so I dont have to log out and log back in for too much longer.
> I am not sure why I would have lost permission to edit and how I restore it.
>  
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/request.py", line 1137, in run
>     handler(self.page.page_name, self)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/wikiaction.py", line 638, in do_edit
>     savemsg = pg.saveText(savetext, rev, trivial=trivial, comment=comment)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/PageEditor.py", line 918, in saveText
>     mtime_usecs, rev = self._write_file(newtext, action, comment, extra)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/PageEditor.py", line 810, in _write_file
>     glog.add(self.request, mtime_usecs, rev, action, self.page_name, None, extra, comment)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/logfile/editlog.py", line 176, in add
>     self._add(line)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/logfile/logfile.py", line 411, in _add
>     self._output.write(line)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/logfile/logfile.py", line 139, in __getattr__
>     self._output = codecs.open(self.__filename, 'a', config.charset)
>   File "codecs.py", line 666, in open
>     file = __builtin__.open(filename, mode, buffering)
> IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/share/moin/data/edit-log'
> 
> Additionally cgitb raised this exception:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/failure.py", line 143, in handle
>     handler.handle()
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/support/cgitb.py", line 566, in handle
>     doc = view.format(formatter, self.context)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/support/cgitb.py", line 343, in format
>     return formatter.section(self.formatContent(), {'class': 'cgitb'})
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/failure.py", line 32, in formatContent
>     content = (
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/failure.py", line 82, in formatDebugInfo
>     info = [self.debugInfoHideScript(),
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/failure.py", line 96, in formatTraceback
>     return self.formatAllTracebacks(self.formatOneTraceback)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/failure.py", line 108, in formatAllTracebacks
>     tracebacks.append(formatFuction((type, value, tb)))
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/support/cgitb.py", line 421, in formatOneTraceback
>     output = [self.formatter.subTitle('Traceback'),
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/support/cgitb.py", line 434, in tracebackFrames
>     frames.append(frame.format(self.formatter))
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/support/cgitb.py", line 197, in format
>     vars, highlight = self.scan()
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/support/cgitb.py", line 286, in scan
>     vars = self.scanVariables(reader)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/support/cgitb.py", line 298, in scanVariables
>     value = getattr(parent, token, __UNDEF__)
>   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/MoinMoin/logfile/logfile.py", line 139, in __getattr__
>     self._output = codecs.open(self.__filename, 'a', config.charset)
>   File "codecs.py", line 666, in open
>     file = __builtin__.open(filename, mode, buffering)
> IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/share/moin/data/edit-log'
> 
>  
> Many thanks for any suggestions.
>  
> Irma
>  
> 
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