Yes they do, that is what confuses me.

On Monday, May 22, 2023 at 10:22:51 PM UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote:

> This is surely a straightforward permissions and ownership issue.
>
> What do you see with
>
> *ls -l /home/igm/weewx-data/archive*
>
>
> What user is the daemon running as?
>
> *cat /etc/systemd/system/weewx.service*
>
>
> They should match.
>
> -tk
>
> On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 2:13 PM Steeple Ian <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> This is a complete report of the process I used
>>
>> New development server up and running on RaspberryPi B+
>> For the sake of this exercise the user ID is igm
>> OS Raspberry PI OS Lite (64-Bit)
>> installed applications: -
>>     Webmin 2.021 (open source control panel-like appication)
>>    Apache 2
>>
>> installed WeeWX 5.0.0b1: -
>>     sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade 
>>     sudo apt -y install gcc 
>>     sudo apt -y install python3-dev
>>     sudo apt -y install python3-pip
>>     python3 -m pip install wheel
>>     python3 -m pip install weewx --user
>>     python3 -m pip install --upgrade ephem (the version of ephem that 
>> wheel installs 3.7.7.0 has a known bug, this upgrades to ephem 4.1.4)
>>     cd /home/igm/.local
>>     python3 ./weectl station create (selected simulator as driver and 
>> edited weewx.conf to set debug =2, HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx set 
>> in StdReport stanza. Complete weewx.conf  at the foot of this posting)
>>     cd ~/weewx-data sudo 
>>     cp util/systemd/weewx.service /etc/systemd/system 
>>     sudo systemctl daemon-reload 
>>     sudo systemctl enable weewx 
>>     sudo systemctl start weewx 
>>
>> After the completion of the first achive cycle, Seasons skin created 
>> perfectly and subsequently updating every 5min
>>
>> Next stage was to stop WeeWX on my main server and make a copy of my 
>> working database file
>> Stopped WeeWX on my development server, moved the working database file 
>> copy to my development server in place of the existing database file.
>> To match the ownership, group and permissions: -
>>     cd /
>>     sudo chown igm:igm /home/igm/weewx-data/archive/weewx.sdb
>>     sudo chmod 644 /home/igm/weewx-data/archive/weewx.sdb
>>     (checked in my control panel that attributes had been changed 
>> correctly)
>>     restarted weewx on the devlopment server and logged the below error 
>> messages
>>     (I tried sudo chmod 777 but still got the same errors)
>>
>> I stopped WeeWX again and tried: -
>>    wee_database --update (but still the same errors on restart)
>>
>> I then tried: -
>>     wee_database --drop-daily
>>     wee_database --rebuild
>>
>> This combination then cleared the errors and the database started updating
>>
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: 
>> attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR 
>> weewx.manager: Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a 
>> readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: 
>> Replace failed for database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database 
>> May 22 21:00:14 igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for 
>> database weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 
>> igm weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Replace failed for database 
>> weewx.sdb: attempt to write a readonly database May 22 21:00:14 igm 
>> weewx[13207] ERROR weewx.manager: Unable to add record 2023-05-22 21:00:00 
>> BST (1684785600) to database 'weewx.sdb': attempt to write a readonly 
>> database  
>>
>> My weewx.conf file: -
>>
>> # WEEWX CONFIGURATION FILE
>> #
>> # Copyright (c) 2009-2022 Tom Keffer <[email protected]>
>> # See the file LICENSE.txt for your rights.
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> # This section is for general configuration information.
>>
>> # Set to 1 for extra debug info, otherwise comment it out or set to zero
>> debug = 2
>>
>> # Root directory of the weewx data file hierarchy for this station
>> WEEWX_ROOT = /home/igm/weewx-data
>>
>> # Whether to log successful operations. May get overridden below.
>> log_success = True
>>
>> # Whether to log unsuccessful operations. May get overridden below.
>> log_failure = True
>>
>> # Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx.
>> version = 5.0.0b1
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section is for information about the station.
>>
>> [Station]
>>     
>>     # Description of the station location, such as your town:
>>     location = "Steeple Claydon, UK"
>>     
>>     # Latitude in decimal degrees. Negative for southern hemisphere
>>     latitude = 51.940
>>     # Longitude in decimal degrees. Negative for western hemisphere.
>>     longitude = -0.987
>>     
>>     # Altitude of the station, with the unit it is in. This is used only
>>     # if the hardware cannot supply a value.
>>     altitude = 88, meter    # Choose 'foot' or 'meter' for unit
>>     
>>     # Set to type of station hardware. There must be a corresponding 
>> stanza
>>     # in this file, which includes a value for the 'driver' option.
>>     station_type = Simulator
>>     
>>     # If you have a website, you may specify an URL. This is required if 
>> you
>>     # intend to register your station.
>>     #station_url = https://www.example.com
>>     
>>     # The start of the rain year (1=January; 10=October, etc.). This is
>>     # downloaded from the station if the hardware supports it.
>>     rain_year_start = 1
>>     
>>     # Start of week (0=Monday, 6=Sunday)
>>     week_start = 0
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> [Simulator]
>>     # This section is for the weewx weather station simulator
>>     
>>     # The time (in seconds) between LOOP packets.
>>     loop_interval = 2.5
>>     
>>     # The simulator mode can be either 'simulator' or 'generator'.
>>     # Real-time simulator. Sleep between each LOOP packet.
>>     mode = simulator
>>     # Generator.  Emit LOOP packets as fast as possible (useful for 
>> testing).
>>     #mode = generator
>>     
>>     # The start time. Format is YYYY-mm-ddTHH:MM. If not specified, the 
>> default 
>>     # is to use the present time.
>>     #start = 2011-01-01T00:00
>>     
>>     # The driver to use:
>>     driver = weewx.drivers.simulator
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section is for uploading data to Internet sites
>>
>> [StdRESTful]
>>     
>>     # Uncomment and change to override logging for uploading services.
>>     # log_success = True
>>     # log_failure = True
>>     
>>     [[StationRegistry]]
>>         # To register this weather station with weewx, set this to true,
>>         # then fill out option 'station_url', located in the [Station] 
>> section above.
>>         register_this_station = False
>>     
>>     [[AWEKAS]]
>>         # This section is for configuring posts to AWEKAS.
>>         
>>         # If you wish to post to AWEKAS, set the option 'enable' to true, 
>> then specify a username
>>         # and password. To guard against parsing errors, put the password 
>> in quotes.
>>         enable = false
>>         username = replace_me
>>         password = replace_me
>>     
>>     [[CWOP]]
>>         # This section is for configuring posts to CWOP.
>>         
>>         # If you wish to post to CWOP, set the option 'enable' to true,
>>         # then specify the station ID (e.g., CW1234).
>>         enable = false
>>         station = replace_me
>>         # If this is an APRS (radio amateur) station, specify the
>>         # passcode (e.g., 12345). Otherwise, ignore.
>>         passcode = replace_me
>>     
>>     
>>     [[PWSweather]]
>>         # This section is for configuring posts to PWSweather.com.
>>         
>>         # If you wish to post to PWSweather.com, set the option 'enable' 
>> to true, then specify a
>>         # station and password. To guard against parsing errors, put the 
>> password in quotes.
>>         enable = false
>>         station = replace_me
>>         password = replace_me
>>     
>>     [[WOW]]
>>         # This section is for configuring posts to WOW.
>>         
>>         # If you wish to post to WOW, set the option 'enable' to true, 
>> then specify a station and
>>         # password. To guard against parsing errors, put the password in 
>> quotes.
>>         enable = false
>>         station = replace_me
>>         password = replace_me
>>     
>>     [[Wunderground]]
>>         # This section is for configuring posts to the Weather 
>> Underground.
>>         
>>         # If you wish to post to the Weather Underground, set the option 
>> 'enable' to true,  then
>>         # specify a station (e.g., 'KORHOODR3') and password. To guard 
>> against parsing errors, put
>>         # the password in quotes.
>>         enable = false
>>         station = replace_me
>>         password = replace_me
>>         
>>         # If you plan on using wunderfixer, set the following
>>         # to your API key:
>>         api_key = replace_me
>>         
>>         # Set the following to True to have weewx use the WU "Rapidfire"
>>         # protocol. Not all hardware can support it. See the User's Guide.
>>         rapidfire = False
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section specifies what reports, using which skins, to generate.
>>
>> [StdReport]
>>     
>>     # Where the skins reside, relative to WEEWX_ROOT
>>     SKIN_ROOT = skins
>>     
>>     # Where the generated reports should go, relative to WEEWX_ROOT
>>     HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx
>>     
>>     # Uncomment and change to override logging for reports
>>     # log_success = True
>>     # log_failure = True
>>     
>>     # The database binding indicates which data should be used in reports.
>>     data_binding = wx_binding
>>     
>>     # Each of the following subsections defines a report that will be run.
>>     # See the customizing guide to change the units, plot types and line
>>     # colors, modify the fonts, display additional sensor data, and other
>>     # customizations. Many of those changes can be made here by overriding
>>     # parameters, or by modifying templates within the skin itself.
>>     
>>     [[SeasonsReport]]
>>         # The SeasonsReport uses the 'Seasons' skin, which contains the
>>         # images, templates and plots for the report.
>>         skin = Seasons
>>         enable = true
>>     
>>     [[SmartphoneReport]]
>>         # The SmartphoneReport uses the 'Smartphone' skin, and the images 
>> and
>>         # files are placed in a dedicated subdirectory.
>>         skin = Smartphone
>>         enable = false
>>         HTML_ROOT = public_html/smartphone
>>     
>>     [[MobileReport]]
>>         # The MobileReport uses the 'Mobile' skin, and the images and 
>> files
>>         # are placed in a dedicated subdirectory.
>>         skin = Mobile
>>         enable = false
>>         HTML_ROOT = public_html/mobile
>>     
>>     [[StandardReport]]
>>         # This is the old "Standard" skin. By default, it is not enabled.
>>         skin = Standard
>>         enable = false
>>     
>>     [[FTP]]
>>         # FTP'ing the results to a webserver is treated as just another 
>> report,
>>         # albeit one with an unusual report generator!
>>         skin = Ftp
>>         
>>         # If you wish to use FTP, set "enable" to "true", then
>>         # fill out the next four lines.
>>         # Use quotes around passwords to guard against parsing errors.
>>         enable = false
>>         user = replace_me
>>         password = replace_me
>>         server = replace_me    # The ftp server name, e.g, 
>> www.myserver.org
>>         path = replace_me    # The destination directory, e.g., /weather
>>         
>>         # Set to True for an FTP over TLS (FTPS) connection. Not all 
>> servers
>>         # support this.
>>         secure_ftp = False
>>         
>>         # To upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT is set
>>         # to above, specify a different HTML_ROOT here.
>>         #HTML_ROOT = public_html
>>         
>>         # Most FTP servers use port 21
>>         port = 21
>>         
>>         # Set to 1 to use passive mode, zero for active mode
>>         passive = 1
>>     
>>     [[RSYNC]]
>>         # rsync'ing to a webserver is treated as just another report
>>         skin = Rsync
>>         
>>         # If you wish to use rsync, you must configure passwordless ssh 
>> using
>>         # public/private key authentication from the user account that 
>> weewx
>>         # runs to the user account on the remote machine where the files
>>         # will be copied.
>>         #
>>         # If you wish to use rsync, set "enable" to "true", then
>>         # fill out server, user, and path.
>>         # The server should appear in your .ssh/config file.
>>         # The user is the username used in the identity file.
>>         # The path is the destination directory, such as 
>> /var/www/html/weather.
>>         # Be sure that the user has write permissions on the destination!
>>         enable = false
>>         server = replace_me
>>         user = replace_me
>>         path = replace_me
>>         
>>         # To upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT is set
>>         # to above, specify a different HTML_ROOT here.
>>         #HTML_ROOT = public_html
>>         
>>         # Rsync can be configured to remove files from the remote server 
>> if
>>         # they don't exist under HTML_ROOT locally. USE WITH CAUTION: if 
>> you
>>         # make a mistake in the remote path, you could could 
>> unintentionally
>>         # cause unrelated files to be deleted. Set to 1 to enable remote 
>> file
>>         # deletion, zero to allow files to accumulate remotely.
>>         delete = 0
>>     
>>     # Options in the [[Defaults]] section below will apply to all reports.
>>     # What follows are a few of the more popular options you may want to
>>     # uncomment, then change.
>>     [[Defaults]]
>>         
>>         # Which language to use for all reports. Not all skins support 
>> all languages.
>>         # You can override this for individual reports.
>>         lang = en
>>         
>>         # Which unit system to use for all reports. Choices are 'us', 
>> 'metric', or 'metricwx'.
>>         # You can override this for individual reports.
>>         unit_system = metricwx
>>         
>>         [[[Units]]]
>>             
>>             # Option "unit_system" above sets the general unit system, 
>> but overriding specific unit
>>             # groups is possible. These are popular choices. Uncomment 
>> and set as appropriate.
>>             # NB: The unit is always in the singular. I.e., 
>> 'mile_per_hour',
>>             # NOT 'miles_per_hour'
>>             [[[[Groups]]]]
>>                 # group_altitude     = meter              # Options are 
>> 'foot' or 'meter'
>>                 # group_pressure     = mbar               # Options are 
>> 'inHg', 'mmHg', 'mbar', or 'hPa'
>>                 # group_rain         = mm                 # Options are 
>> 'inch', 'cm', or 'mm'
>>                 # group_rainrate     = mm_per_hour        # Options are 
>> 'inch_per_hour', 'cm_per_hour', or 'mm_per_hour'
>>                 # group_temperature  = degree_C           # Options are 
>> 'degree_C', 'degree_F', or 'degree_K'
>>                 # The following line is used to keep the above lines 
>> indented properly.
>>                 # It can be ignored.
>>                 unused = unused
>>             
>>             # Uncommenting the following section frequently results in 
>> more
>>             # attractive formatting of times and dates, but may not work 
>> in
>>             # your locale.
>>             [[[[TimeFormats]]]]
>>                 # day        = %H:%M
>>                 # week       = %H:%M on %A
>>                 # month      = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
>>                 # year       = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
>>                 # rainyear   = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
>>                 # current    = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
>>                 # ephem_day  = %H:%M
>>                 # ephem_year = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
>>                 # The following line is used to keep the above lines 
>> indented properly.
>>                 # It can be ignored.
>>                 unused = unused
>>         
>>         [[[Labels]]]
>>             # Users frequently change the labels for these observation 
>> types
>>             [[[[Generic]]]]
>>                 # inHumidity     = Inside Humidity
>>                 # inTemp         = Inside Temperature
>>                 # outHumidity    = Outside Humidity
>>                 # outTemp        = Outside Temperature
>>                 # extraTemp1     = Temperature1
>>                 # extraTemp2     = Temperature2
>>                 # extraTemp3     = Temperature3
>>                 # The following line is used to keep the above lines 
>> indented properly.
>>                 # It can be ignored.
>>                 unused = unused
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This service acts as a filter, converting the unit system coming from
>> #   the hardware to a unit system in the database.
>>
>> [StdConvert]
>>     
>>     # The target_unit affects only the unit system in the database. Once
>>     # chosen it cannot be changed without converting the entire database.
>>     # Modification of target_unit after starting weewx will result in
>>     # corrupt data - the database will contain a mix of US and METRIC 
>> data.
>>     #
>>     # The value of target_unit does not affect the unit system for
>>     # reporting - reports can display US, Metric, or any combination of 
>> units.
>>     #
>>     # In most cases, target_unit should be left as the default: US
>>     #
>>     # In particular, those migrating from a standard wview installation
>>     # should use US since that is what the wview database contains.
>>     
>>     # DO NOT MODIFY THIS VALUE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
>>     target_unit = US    # Options are 'US', 'METRICWX', or 'METRIC'
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section can adjust data using calibration expressions.
>>
>> [StdCalibrate]
>>     
>>     [[Corrections]]
>>         # For each type, an arbitrary calibration expression can be given.
>>         # It should be in the units defined in the StdConvert section.
>>         # Example:
>>         foo = foo + 0.2
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section is for quality control checks. If units are not 
>> specified,
>> #   values must be in the units defined in the StdConvert section.
>>
>> [StdQC]
>>     
>>     [[MinMax]]
>>         barometer = 26, 32.5, inHg
>>         pressure = 24, 34.5, inHg
>>         outTemp = -40, 120, degree_F
>>         inTemp = 10, 120, degree_F
>>         outHumidity = 0, 100
>>         inHumidity = 0, 100
>>         windSpeed = 0, 120, mile_per_hour
>>         rain = 0, 10, inch
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section controls the origin of derived values.
>>
>> [StdWXCalculate]
>>     
>>     [[Calculations]]
>>         # How to calculate derived quantities.  Possible values are:
>>         #  hardware        - use the value provided by hardware
>>         #  software        - use the value calculated by weewx
>>         #  prefer_hardware - use value provide by hardware if available,
>>         #                      otherwise use value calculated by weewx
>>         
>>         pressure = prefer_hardware
>>         altimeter = prefer_hardware
>>         appTemp = prefer_hardware
>>         barometer = prefer_hardware
>>         cloudbase = prefer_hardware
>>         dewpoint = prefer_hardware
>>         ET = prefer_hardware
>>         heatindex = prefer_hardware
>>         humidex = prefer_hardware
>>         inDewpoint = prefer_hardware
>>         maxSolarRad = prefer_hardware
>>         rainRate = prefer_hardware
>>         windchill = prefer_hardware
>>         windrun = prefer_hardware
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   For hardware that supports it, this section controls how often the
>> #   onboard clock gets updated.
>>
>> [StdTimeSynch]
>>     
>>     # How often to check the weather station clock for drift (in seconds)
>>     clock_check = 14400
>>     
>>     # How much it can drift before we will correct it (in seconds)
>>     max_drift = 5
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section is for configuring the archive service.
>>
>> [StdArchive]
>>     
>>     # If the station hardware supports data logging then the archive 
>> interval
>>     # will be downloaded from the station. Otherwise, specify it (in 
>> seconds).
>>     archive_interval = 300
>>     
>>     # If possible, new archive records are downloaded from the station
>>     # hardware. If the hardware does not support this, then new archive
>>     # records will be generated in software.
>>     # Set the following to "software" to force software record generation.
>>     record_generation = hardware
>>     
>>     # Whether to include LOOP data in hi/low statistics
>>     loop_hilo = True
>>     
>>     # Uncomment and change to override logging for archive operations
>>     # log_success = True
>>     # log_failure = True
>>     
>>     # The data binding used to save archive records
>>     data_binding = wx_binding
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section binds a data store to a database.
>>
>> [DataBindings]
>>     
>>     [[wx_binding]]
>>         # The database must match one of the sections in [Databases].
>>         # This is likely to be the only option you would want to change.
>>         database = archive_sqlite
>>         # The name of the table within the database
>>         table_name = archive
>>         # The manager handles aggregation of data for historical summaries
>>         manager = weewx.manager.DaySummaryManager
>>         # The schema defines the structure of the database.
>>         # It is *only* used when the database is created.
>>         schema = schemas.wview_extended.schema
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section defines various databases.
>>
>> [Databases]
>>     
>>     # A SQLite database is simply a single file
>>     [[archive_sqlite]]
>>         database_name = weewx.sdb
>>         database_type = SQLite
>>     
>>     # MySQL
>>     [[archive_mysql]]
>>         database_name = weewx
>>         database_type = MySQL
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section defines defaults for the different types of databases.
>>
>> [DatabaseTypes]
>>     
>>     # Defaults for SQLite databases
>>     [[SQLite]]
>>         driver = weedb.sqlite
>>         # Directory in which the database files are located, relative to 
>> WEEWX_ROOT:
>>         SQLITE_ROOT = archive
>>     
>>     # Defaults for MySQL databases
>>     [[MySQL]]
>>         driver = weedb.mysql
>>         # The host where the database is located
>>         host = localhost
>>         # The user name for logging in to the host
>>         user = weewx
>>         # The password (use quotes to guard against parsing errors)
>>         password = weewx
>>
>>
>> ##############################################################################
>>
>> #   This section configures the internal weewx engine.
>>
>> [Engine]
>>     
>>     # The following section specifies which services should be run and in 
>> what order.
>>     [[Services]]
>>         prep_services = weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch
>>         data_services = ,
>>         process_services = weewx.engine.StdConvert, 
>> weewx.engine.StdCalibrate, weewx.engine.StdQC, 
>> weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate
>>         xtype_services = weewx.wxxtypes.StdWXXTypes, 
>> weewx.wxxtypes.StdPressureCooker, weewx.wxxtypes.StdRainRater, 
>> weewx.wxxtypes.StdDelta
>>         archive_services = weewx.engine.StdArchive
>>         restful_services = weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry, 
>> weewx.restx.StdWunderground, weewx.restx.StdPWSweather, 
>> weewx.restx.StdCWOP, weewx.restx.StdWOW, weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS
>>         report_services = weewx.engine.StdPrint, weewx.engine.StdReport
>>
>>
>>
>> Ian
>>
>>
>>     
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 4:31:19 PM UTC+1 Steeple Ian wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you Tom,
>>>
>>> I will be back home tomorrow evening and planning a fresh install on a 
>>> clean OS so I will document as I go along and feedback.
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> On Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 10:34:41 PM UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote:
>>>
>>>> It would help if we could see the exact commands you were running, In 
>>>> particular, did you use an explicit path to a weewx.conf? What was in that 
>>>> configuration file?
>>>>
>>>> Nothing has changed in the database file, but how it is found is 
>>>> different.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 1:03 PM Steeple Ian <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have been trying out 5.0.0b1 to ensure that the weewx-`weather34 
>>>>> skin I maintain is compatible and have noticed an oddity when moving my 
>>>>> existing weewx.sdb database file across.
>>>>>
>>>>> I installed using the pip installer method which was impressively 
>>>>> smooth, ran for a while with the simulator, then installed the GW1000 
>>>>> Gateway driver. I then made a copy of my existing database file, stopped 
>>>>> the new install and moved the copy across, restarted. 
>>>>>
>>>>> On looking at the syslog, I noticed that there was an error writing to 
>>>>> the database as the database file was reported as read only. At this 
>>>>> point, 
>>>>> I updated the ownership and permissions from the command line but got the 
>>>>> same error report. I took another copy of the database file, same result. 
>>>>> Eventually the only way I could get the database file into a writable 
>>>>> condition was to use wee_database —drop-daily and —rebuild.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have never had a problem of copying a mature database file across to 
>>>>> a new installation before. It was doubly baffling as I assume that it 
>>>>> would 
>>>>> not be possible to use —drop-daily and —rebuild if the the database file 
>>>>> was truly read only.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ian
>>>>>
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