[wp-testers] Permissions error

[Jeff Carter]

I think the blog lives on a UNIX platform.  I checked (via FTP) that the
theme folder privs are 755 and the files are 644, just like the rest of the
structure.
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=Jeff


On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Chris Carter <chris at 314media.com> wrote:

> sounds like the upload directory is not configured properly or doesn't have
> 777 permissions..  are you on Windows or Linux?
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Jeff Carter <jeff at pepperfly.com> wrote:
>
>> I quickly scrubbed the list archives to find a thread on this issue, and
>> hopefully a resolve, but found nothing on the subject, so I apologize in
>> advance if I'm bringing up a ol' hashed out issue all over again.
>>
>> First of all, my web host uses simplescripts.com to install WP.  My
>> latest
>> WP install on a new domain indicated that v2.9.2 Stable would be
>> installed,
>> but what I got was the development version (3.0-beta1).
>>
>> First thing I did was clicked on the "stay updated" link in the lower
>> right
>> corner of the admin backend.  A message advised "there is a new version of
>> WordPress available for update," and I immediately opted to "update
>> automatically."
>>
>> After updating, I installed a theme that added a sidebar configuration
>> panel.  Any of the settings options that I click on results with "you do
>> not
>> have sufficient permissions to access this page."
>>
>> I checked to make sure that my upgrade in fact completed, and surprisingly
>> the system still indicates that "there is a new version of WordPress
>> available for update."  I suspect herein lies the problem?
>>
>> Except for accessing the dedicated theme options, everything else seems to
>> be working fine.
>>
>> Can anyone give insight how to get past the permissions problem I'm
>> experiencing?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> --
>> =Jeff
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