The Drupal installer requires write permissions to ./sites/default during the installation process.
I suggest adding something like, please change permission for this folder to 777 until the end of the installation process.

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Ben Feldman’s picture

Ben Feldman commented
Assigned: Unassigned » Ben Feldman

Hi David.

Could you please point me to the page you're talking about? I see what you're saying and will be glad to make the necessary changes.

Ben Feldman’s picture

Ben Feldman commented
Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)
David Latapie’s picture

David Latapie commented

Hi Ben,

I’m talking of the install page, so it is install.php, step 2 or 3 if my memory serves me well.

David Latapie’s picture

David Latapie commented
Title: documenting permission change » Documenting permission change

Hi Ben,

I’m talking of the install page, so it is install.php, step 2 or 3 if my memory serves me well.

LinL’s picture

LinL commented
Component: Installation » Correction/Clarification

Changed component to reflect the new component categorization. See http://drupal.org/node/301443

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johnnoc
Primary language Norwegian Bokmål
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commented
Project: Documentation » Drupal core
Version: » 5.x-dev
Component: Correction/Clarification » documentation
Assigned: Ben Feldman » Unassigned
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Active

This is regarding install.txt in Drupal 5. removing from the docs queue and moving to the Drupal project.

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JuliaKM commented

This is fixed for Drupal 6 and 7.

The error message when a file is not writable now includes a link to the handbook.

In Drupal 5, this was the message:

The @drupal installer requires write permissions to %file during the installation process.

Here it is in 6 and 7.

The @drupal installer requires write permissions to %file during the installation process. If you are unsure how to grant file permissions, please consult the <a href="@handbook_url">on-line handbook</a>.

Should this be marked as won't fix?

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willmoy commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Feature requests go against HEAD, and this one is fixed.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.