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cache directory permission errors after update

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    sinbad Reply #1, 11 years, 8 months ago
    Hi all,
    I've updated a site to latest 2.3.2 and now I'm getting similar errors when updating packages or deleting site cache:
    PHP warning: unlink(/usr/local/www/domain.com/core/cache/lexicon_topics/lexicon/en/cronmanager/default.cache.php): Permission denied
PHP warning: closedir(): 31 is not a valid Directory resource
PHP warning: unlink(/usr/local/www/domain.com/core/cache/scripts/elements/modsnippet/24.cache.php): Permission denied
PHP warning: closedir(): 36 is not a valid Directory resource
PHP warning: unlink(/usr/local/www/domain.com/core/cache/includes/elements/modsnippet/24.include.cache.php): Permission denied
PHP warning: closedir(): 41 is not a valid Directory resource


    I have ran 
    chmod -R 777 cache/
    on the folder and error persist.

    any ideas?
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      BobRay Reply #2, 11 years, 8 months ago
      Try 755.
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        sinbad Reply #3, 11 years, 8 months ago
        Thanks Bob, tried that but the result is a blank manager page, had to revert back to 777.
        If I recall correctly in Evo we needed to set different permissions for the folder and sub file/folders. is this the case here as well maybe?

        the system is FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE btw.
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          BobRay Reply #4, 11 years, 8 months ago
          It could be a problem with the ownership of the files.

          I know some people have reported similar issues that turned out to be mod_security violations.

          It's also possible that one or more files got missed or corrupted in the transfer or that some new files failed to overwrite the old ones. This is common if you use FTP to transfer them individually.

          One quick test: try it as a sudo user. If that solves it, it's an issue with your permission settings.

          You might also check the paths and URLs in the core/config/config.inc.php file (or run SiteCheck, which will check both the file and directory permissions, and the paths and URLs in the config file).

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