Index: install.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/install.php,v
retrieving revision 1.113
diff -u -r1.113 install.php
--- install.php	25 Jan 2008 12:36:37 -0000	1.113
+++ install.php	6 Feb 2008 03:37:52 -0000
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     $db_host = urldecode($url['host']);
     $db_port = isset($url['port']) ? urldecode($url['port']) : '';
     $db_path = ltrim(urldecode($url['path']), '/');
-    $settings_file = './'. conf_path() .'/settings.php';
+    $settings_file = './'. conf_path(FALSE, TRUE) .'/settings.php';
 
     $form_state = array();
     _install_settings_form_validate($db_prefix, $db_type, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_host, $db_port, $db_path, $settings_file, $form_state);
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
   $db_host = isset($url['host']) ? urldecode($url['host']) : '';
   $db_port = isset($url['port']) ? urldecode($url['port']) : '';
   $db_path = ltrim(urldecode($url['path']), '/');
-  $conf_path = './'. conf_path();
+  $conf_path = './'. conf_path(FALSE, TRUE);
   $settings_file = $conf_path .'/settings.php';
 
   // We always need this because we want to run form_get_errors.
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@
   // If Drupal is not set up already, we need to create a settings file.
   if (!$verify) {
     $writable = FALSE;
-    $conf_path = './'. conf_path();
+    $conf_path = './'. conf_path(FALSE, TRUE);
     $settings_file = $conf_path .'/settings.php';
     $file = $conf_path;
     // Verify that the directory exists.
Index: includes/install.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/install.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.56
diff -u -r1.56 install.inc
--- includes/install.inc	19 Dec 2007 11:15:18 -0000	1.56
+++ includes/install.inc	6 Feb 2008 03:37:52 -0000
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@
 
     $fp = fopen($settings_file, 'w');
     if ($fp && fwrite($fp, $buffer) === FALSE) {
-        drupal_set_message(st('Failed to modify %settings, please verify the file permissions.', array('%settings' => $settings_file)), 'error');
+      drupal_set_message(st('Failed to modify %settings, please verify the file permissions.', array('%settings' => $settings_file)), 'error');
     }
   }
   else {
-    drupal_set_message(st('Failed to open %settings, please verify the file permissions.', array('%settings' => $settings_file)), 'error');
+    drupal_set_message(st('Failed to open %settings, please verify the file permissions.', array('%settings' => $default_settings)), 'error');
   }
 }