weeWX 5.x no longer runs as root when launched from systemd, the user/group is now usually weewx so I'd start there with the path in the error chown -R weewx: /var/www/html/weewx/
On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 at 00:04, O S <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello John, > > Thanks, do you know how I'd fix that? Is there anywhere that I can find > permissions for weewx files and folders, so i can chown them? > > Thanks, > Nick. > > On Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 12:23:08 PM UTC John Smith wrote: > >> The 429 can probably be ignored as some sites only allow so many per hour >> etc, but you have a more serious issue: >> >> >>> 1. Feb 01 12:02:01 weewx-pi weewxd[688]: ERROR user.belchertown: >>> Error writing forecast Current Conditions info to >>> /var/www/html/weewx/belchertown/json/current_conditions.json. Reason: >>> [Errno 13] Permission denied: >>> '/var/www/html/weewx/belchertown/json/current_conditions.json' >>> >>> >> So your site wouldn't be getting updates cause it can't write to that >> file >> >> On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 at 23:19, O S <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Me again. >>> >>> I am getting the above errors, pastebin is here >>> <https://pastebin.com/75TFA9Ff>. >>> >>> I have redacted as per below: >>> [my lat] >>> [my lon] >>> [my id] >>> [my secret] >>> >>> I don't know what has caused or how to start to troubleshoot the 429 >>> error, but I am guessing that the Permission denied error can be fixed with >>> a chmod. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Nick. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/9100b937-1ec5-45d1-b222-6127b61043d0n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/9100b937-1ec5-45d1-b222-6127b61043d0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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/6cd9f0c9-afe9-4de2-b72c-1e2e0727e109n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/6cd9f0c9-afe9-4de2-b72c-1e2e0727e109n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAGTinV4dOYZvsdgTQtgQWKe%2BndX%2Bf%2BVYXyVf6-Qzfq4xvArBjQ%40mail.gmail.com.
