By isam8 on

Just finished a FRESH Drupal 7.7 install and enabled modules and tried the Updater that downloads the updates -
Download worked well, but when it was time to apply the updates, I got this Error Message:

UpdaterException: Unable to determine the type of the source directory. in Updater::factory() (line 99 of /hermes/web07d/b935/pow.greenscreenmemoriesc/htdocs/includes/updater.

I've been unable to find a Post that describes anyone actually solving this issue.

This is very early in the installation to have an issue, I would think. Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Lyn

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itaces’s picture

itaces commented

Did you figure this out?

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kirklimon commented

The site I'm working is not live, but I noticed updates for Drupal 7.12 to 7.14 and updates for about 9 modules. I backed up my DB via PHPMySQL, then upgraded the core to 7.14. When I attempted to update the Modules through the site interface (site/admin/reports/updates/update) I got this error. I had not previously put the site into maintenance mode (since It's not live yet) but I had clicked the option to go ahead and do the updates in maintenance mode.

Having chosen that option, the site was now in maintenance mode, and I just went through the process again, and it worked. Make sure you backup your DB before updating your modules.

Hope this helps someone.

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gjlook commented

Since my website was moved from another isp/server i have been getting this message so i assume there is a line somewhere telling the updater to look at an old location ?

i have looked at updater.inc but i cant determine any file locations easily

the message i get is

UpdaterException: Unable to determine the type of the source directory. in Updater::factory() (line 99 of /var/sites/s/service-wcabx.org/public_html/includes/updater.inc).

nb. message also occurs in maintenance mode

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i have manually downloaded some updates , extracted and uploaded by ftp but its still guess work and id rather use the updater for majority of updates

can anyone advise ?

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dsanchez commented

I have exactly the same problem:

UpdaterException: Unable to determine the type of the source directory. in Updater::factory() (line 99 of /var/sites/s/xxxxxxxxx/public_html/includes/updater.inc).

I tried to update while being on Maintenance Mode.

any suggestions will be appreciated.

Katy Jockelson’s picture

Katy Jockelson commented

Changing the temporary directory at admin/config/media/file-system fixed it for me. My site was a sub-domain and the path /tmp didn't make sense. I changed it to sites/default/tmp and created that folder.

See: https://glamanate.com/blog/fixing-updaterexception-unable-determine-type...

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petebox commented

Thanks Katy, this solution worked for me as well. You saved me and others a lot of time )

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As If commented

Thank you Katy!  As the article states, if you simply delete the contents of the temp field, the server's default folder should appear when you save the config.

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mioan commented

same problem here http://starmessagesoftware.com
Under /admin/config/media/file-system
the "Private file system path" had "../non-public"
and the "Temporary directory" has "/tmp"

I create a folder "../non-public/tmp" with permissions 755,
I changed the "Temporary directory" to "../non-public/tmp"
and it got fixed.