Hello,

it seems a few of us are having exactly the same problem: we are getting this message and can't proceed: "System file path not properly set or permissions are not right (must be web writeable). Go to admin/settings to configure it."

http://drupal.org/node/35260

http://drupal.org/node/35917

Any ideas on what might be causing this?

This looks like a fantastic component and I can't wait to see it working on my site!

b-dot

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vhmauery’s picture

vhmauery commented

If the system files path is not writeable by the webserver, then acidfree will not work. If the acidfree/test page says it is not writeable, you need to change permissions or owners or something. The path that it is actually testing is {drupal_files_path}/acidfree/tmp. Try creating that directory manually and change permissions so it is web writeable.

B-Dot’s picture

B-Dot commented

Hi vhmauery,

Yes, that did the trick - thanks very much.

b-dot

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Kaniva commented

OK so i added a "tmp" folder inside my "files' folder and made sure all were comanded to "777" but it still dont work, i tried making a "tmp" folder inside the acidfree folder, and also making a acidfree folder inside the files folder with a tmp folder inside (confused? :)) anyways what am i doing wrong?

i still get the erorr.. thanks for any help!

mike stewart’s picture

mike stewart commented

what is the output from:

acidfree/test

make sure the all folders in the system files path have proper permissions. 745 / 765 / 777

read:
http://drupal.org/node/34172
http://drupal.org/node/34841

mike stewart’s picture

mike stewart commented

oops meant to fix the last part of that post

should say:
make sure the all folders in the system files path have proper permissions. 744 / 755 / 775 / 777

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Kaniva commented

OK i have my Files folder comannded to 777

yet i still get the file path error... i made a tmp folder in the root, and comanded it to 777, no luck
I also made a folder name tmp inside the Files folder, and commanded it to 777 no luck, finally i made a folder called acidfree, placed it inside the files folder, with a tmp folder inside and comanned it to 777, still no luck..

all this was done because of other threads i read with the issue.. am i missing something? the settings say my paths are fine, however acidfree keeps telling me that my files path is incorrect, or not webwritable?

vhmauery’s picture

vhmauery commented

Kaniva, when you go to admin/settings does it tell you your file system path is wrong? If it says the path is correct, Acidfree should be able to create the acidfree/tmp folder inside of the file system path on its own.

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hotgazpacho commented

I'm pretty sure this is another symptom to the problem with _acidfree_lockfile() make incorrect assumptions about file paths. See http://drupal.org/node/36380 for my explanantion and a patch.

vhmauery’s picture

vhmauery commented

I just committed changes that affect this bug. Check out the latest stuff from CVS or wait for the next repackaging cycle.

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vhmauery commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

closing. It is fixed in the latest release.