Item2233: Can't create new user (passwords are read only)

Hi I have downloaded the RAW VM with 1.0.7 (http://www.foswiki.org/Download/DownloadVirtalMachineImageRawMirrors01xx00xx07). It all went fine, until i try to create a new user. The UserRegistration is not "writable", hence i can't create new users. I tried to do it as admin, using the BulkRegistration. But near the "Bulk register these people" button (which is disabled) i have the message: "Sorry, the password system is currently read only"

I'm guessing something is wrong here...

Thanks

-- RuiProcopio - 10 Oct 2009

Confirmed. There is a "bug" in the current VM appliance.

Please log-in as root (default password is foswiki) and execute the following command:

chown www-data:www-data /var/www/foswiki.local/data/.htpasswd

This will correct the ownership of the password file, where your new user's passwords are stored. After that, your local UserRegistration page should no longer be read-only.

-- OliverKrueger - 10 Oct 2009

Great, Thanks. And i see you have updated the download page with that instruction... Great work!!

-- RuiProcopio - 12 Oct 2009

Yep, I was too lazy to re-upload 500MB through my small internet-connection.

-- OliverKrueger - 12 Oct 2009