You should also post directory listings for your data dir showing ownership and permissions.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Siobahn > Hotaling > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SM-USERS] Weird Error opening ../data/default_pref message > > I've read all of the other posts I could find on the web concerning this > issue - I've checked my permissions over and over, and set my data directory > to an absolute path, but I'm still getting the following error: > > Error opening ../data/default_pref > Could not create initial preference file! > /var/www/webmaildata/ should be writable by user > Please contact your system administrator and report this error. > > Notice that it doesn't say WHAT user it should be writable by (doesn't it > usually say "should be writable by user apache" or whatever the webserver > name is? This one is blank.... which is odd. The webserver user is "www") > > I really could use some help/suggestions here.... > > My machine specs: > > OpenBSD 3.2 > Apache 1.3.26 > PHP 4.2.3 > Squirrelmail 1.2.11 > > Thanks to anyone who could help..... > > Siobahn > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! > Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and > the chance of winning an Apple iPod: > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en > -- > squirrelmail-users mailing list > List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 > List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and the chance of winning an Apple iPod: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
