Permission denied generally means you tried to read or write from/to someplace you aren't in the required group to succeed doing that. The problem going away via sudo (which you shouldn't almost ever need to do typically for weewx v5) generally confirms that.
Keyerror frequently means a typo or something missing from weewx.conf so you probably should post that for more eyeballs taking a look. On Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 1:52:47 PM UTC-7 Ron Walker wrote: > Addtional information. After running the command the fileparse > installation appeared to finish successfully, however, when I started > weewx, it failed with the following: > > weewx.service - WeeWX > Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/weewx.service; enabled; > preset: enabled) > Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2025-10-28 16:43:39 EDT; > 8s ago > Duration: 801ms > Invocation: 61d79b2574f2414689af666970c8e86a > Docs: https://weewx.com/docs > Process: 1844 ExecStart=weewxd /etc/weewx/weewx.conf (code=exited, > status=1/FAILURE) > Main PID: 1844 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) > CPU: 702ms > > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi weewxd[1844]: > self.setupStation(config_dict) > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi weewxd[1844]: > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi weewxd[1844]: File > "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 99, in setupStation > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi weewxd[1844]: driver = > config_dict[station_type]['driver'] > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi weewxd[1844]: > ~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi weewxd[1844]: File > "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/configobj/__init__.py", line 549, in > __getit> > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi weewxd[1844]: val = dict.__getitem__(self, > key) > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi weewxd[1844]: KeyError: 'fileparse' > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process > exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE > Oct 28 16:43:39 raspberrypi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Failed with result > 'exit-code'. > > Sorry for the multiple messages! > > On Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 4:43:14 PM UTC-4 Ron Walker wrote: > >> Hi Tom, >> >> I confirmed that I (user pi) am in the weewx group and ran the command as >> you suggested, but the outcome is the same! I tried running the command >> using sudo and it worked! >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Ron >> >> On Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 4:29:39 PM UTC-4 Tom Keffer wrote: >> >>> Probably a permissions problem. Try adding yourself to the 'weewx' group: >>> >>> *sudo usermod -aG weewx my-user-name* >>> *exec bash* >>> >>> >>> -tk >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM 'Ron Walker' via weewx-user < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I have a fresh install of version 5.2.0 running on a Raspberry Pi >>>> running Trixie OS. The installation went smoothly with no issues except I >>>> did have to add myself to the weewx group in order to access files. The >>>> issues came when I attempted to use the fileparse driver. I installed the >>>> driver using the following command: >>>> >>>> *weectl extension install /etc/weewx/examples/fileparse* >>>> >>>> When I executed the command I got the following error: >>>> >>>> pi@raspberrypi:~ $ weectl extension install >>>> /etc/weewx/examples/fileparse >>>> Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>> Install extension '/etc/weewx/examples/fileparse' (y/n)? y >>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectl.py", line 75, in <module> >>>> main() >>>> ~~~~^^ >>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectl.py", line 67, in main >>>> namespace.func(namespace) >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectllib/__init__.py", line 90, in dispatch >>>> namespace.action_func(config_dict, namespace) >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectllib/extension_cmd.py", line 116, in >>>> install_extension >>>> ext.install_extension(namespace.source, no_confirm=namespace.yes) >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weecfg/extension.py", line 143, in >>>> install_extension >>>> extension_name = self.install_from_dir(extension_path) >>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weecfg/extension.py", line 187, in >>>> install_from_dir >>>> self._install_files(installer['files'], extension_dir) >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weecfg/extension.py", line 271, in >>>> _install_files >>>> shutil.copy(source_path, destination_path) >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> File "/usr/lib/python3.13/shutil.py", line 429, in copy >>>> copymode(src, dst, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks) >>>> ~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> File "/usr/lib/python3.13/shutil.py", line 318, in copymode >>>> chmod_func(dst, stat.S_IMODE(st.st_mode)) >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted: >>>> '/etc/weewx/bin/user/fileparse.py' >>>> >>>> Can someone point me in the right direction? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>> Ron >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/1cb13cd9-8406-4662-bf00-926ddf2cd861n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/1cb13cd9-8406-4662-bf00-926ddf2cd861n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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