Humor me. Please post the output.

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 2:40 PM Steeple Ian <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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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