Follow my solution with the source control to have the easiest process.
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:18 PM, horridohobbyist <horrido.hobb...@gmail.com>wrote: > I followed your instructions, but when I try to access > admin/default/index, I get the following error message: > > "admin disabled because unable to access password file" > > So apparently your instructions are incomplete. All I'm trying to do is > update my production system as easily as possible. I don't want to > reinstall everything, and I don't want to jump through hoops. > > > On Monday, 12 March 2012 13:03:11 UTC-4, Richard wrote: >> >> I am strongly suggest to you to not updating that way. Or if you do so, >> backup your web2py folder before. >> >> What I usually do: >> >> download latest source from download page >> backup my "staging"/"prod" web2py installation >> remove the old installation : cd /home/www-data/ && rm -Rf web2py/ >> Uncompress the new web2py zip in the folder /home/www-data/ >> Set permission : sudo chown -R www-data.www-data web2py/ >> Copy my app in : web2py/applications/my app >> Also set permission is required here. >> >> If you are only talking about the dev environnement, I just let the old >> web2py in a folder named with the version and add an other folder with the >> new version beside and unpack web2py new version there and bring my app in >> the new installation. >> >> You don't have to bother with permission since you are only use it for >> developpement. >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:45 PM, horridohobbyist < >> horrido.hobb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm currently running Version 1.99.2 on my Ubuntu Linux server. Is there >>> an easy way to upgrade to the latest version (1.99.7)? >>> >>> My web2py installation says "Checking for upgrades...", but it never >>> finishes checking! I presume that if it were to finish checking, there >>> would be a way to upgrade automatically? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >> >> -- -- Regards, Bruce Wade http://ca.linkedin.com/in/brucelwade http://www.wadecybertech.com http://www.warplydesigned.com http://www.fitnessfriendsfinder.com
