Again, super helpful. I just have a few more (hopefully not terribly obvious) questions: this mechanism specified in settings.py; will I access settings.py the same way as manage.py? python settings.py runserver?
If I find the credentials for the database (if they aren't in settings.py, I probably don't have them...am I screwed?) how can I get to and dump the db? On Monday, July 7, 2014 7:30:44 PM UTC-4, Mike Dewhirst wrote: > > On 8/07/2014 2:22 AM, Janelle O'Dea wrote: > > Thank you, Mike. I haven't tried your first option yet, but I will > > either today or tomorrow. What kinds of clues would I look for in > > settings? > > Django needs credentials to access the database and there should be a > mechanism specified in settings to get them. I don't keep such things > directly in my settings because I keep them under version control. But > if you had unfettered acccess to my machine you could discover where > they are. You say you have the Ubuntu machine in question so you might > be able to find them. > > The fingers crossed part is because the developer might have settled for > the Django Admin superuser credentials being the same as for the database. > > If not, but you do have the database credentials you can dump the db, > start another Django project with the same source code and load a new > database to gain complete access to everything. > > Also: any ideas about my first question? > > No. I'm not a Mac person. But permissions on Macs are (I believe) the > same as for Linux/Unix. > > Good luck > > Mike > > > > > Everyone: I'm in Naples, Florida. If anyone is in the Southwest Florida > > area and wants to try and help, I'll get you a Randy's key lime pie. Or > > take you out for seafood. Or something. > > > > On Sunday, July 6, 2014 7:36:46 PM UTC-4, Janelle O'Dea wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I have two separate Django questions. > > > > One: I am trying to learn how to use Django on my computer (Mac OS, > > Mavericks) and was first getting the error "unable to open database" > > when running "python manage.py syncdb." To fix it, I followed > > instructions from here: https://coderwall.com/p/gl_grw > > <https://coderwall.com/p/gl_grw> > > Now, I can't save settings.py. I realize this may have to do with > > the advice to change permissions on the page I just linked to; how > > can I change them back? > > When I run the "python manage.py syncdb" command now, it tells me > > there's a syntax error in settings.py. When I try to fix settings.py > > and save it, it tells me ERRNO 13 permission denied. > > I'm mainly trying to get a feel for Django because I may want to use > > it in the near future. > > > > Two: At my workplace, someone produced a Django app on Ubuntu. The > > app is a source database for reporters to view and add to (I work at > > a newspaper). The main question: can I get the source information > > out of this database so that we can recover it and use it, even if > > the original creator of this app/database is not available? He isn't > > responding to phone calls or emails, and bosses want me to see if I > > can extract the info. I've never worked in Ubuntu before. > > > > Thanks for any help that anyone can provide. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Django users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > an email to [email protected] <javascript:> > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:>>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:> > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:>>. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/38f6d8d0-efe2-4739-9e79-bdcd35f2cc7b%40googlegroups.com > > > < > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/38f6d8d0-efe2-4739-9e79-bdcd35f2cc7b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/1bc66d35-aff3-4710-8a1d-b2d87d68be8b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
