Problem was that in web2py/deposit/ there was the ips.w2p file with owner root rather than the web2py user...maybe through manual copy... changed owner and now its working like it should.
Thanks Massimo for pointing me into the right folder! On Jul 9, 10:47 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > odd. tehcnically uploaded files go in web2py/deposit/ before being > unpacked > > On Jul 9, 2:39 pm, Hans <johann.scheibelho...@easytouch-edv.com> > wrote: > > > This has low priority for me because of possible workaround below - > > don't spend much time on this. > > > I use pack-all on a windows development pc and try to upload the > > ips.w2p on the ubuntu production server (after having used uninstall > > 'ips'). all in web2py admin/default/site web interface. > > when I upload the file with the same name (rename it field 'ips') then > > I get a flash response: unable to install "ips". > > uploading the same file with another name (like 'xps') works. > > so I just go on linux shell and rename it e.g. mv ./xps ./ips to work > > around the problem. > > the folder ips does not exist on linux any more after the uninstall > > via admin interface. also changing the name of the file ips.w2p does > > not make a difference. > > > are (old) application names in web2py stored somewhere else too? > > > any other idea? > > > both systems are on web2py 1.65.1 > > development on win XP > > production on ubuntu > > > Hans > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---