Turning Advanced Permissions on doesn't stick!
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I first posted this as an issue on Github but they closed it and suggested I post it here instead to see if someone experienced the same.
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I wanted to turn the Advanced Permissions feature so I was first warned that this cannot be undone. I clicked the below button and notified that advanced permissions are turned on. But... They weren't. If I go to Advanced Permissions link in the right-hand sidebar again, the scenario is the same. I was thinking about try to locate the database value for this and change it manually but... I'd rather wait for you guys to take care of this.
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I wanted to turn the Advanced Permissions feature so I was first warned that this cannot be undone. I clicked the below button and notified that advanced permissions are turned on. But... They weren't. If I go to Advanced Permissions link in the right-hand sidebar again, the scenario is the same. I was thinking about try to locate the database value for this and change it manually but... I'd rather wait for you guys to take care of this.
I tried this on a separate dev server and it works fine. I actually had issues with file and directory permissions on this problematic server before (it's probably a vhost or dedicated server so...) and now I'm wondering on which files/directories should I check permissions in order for setting Advanced Permissions to stick?
Ah, this makes sense. Most of our configuration options are now written to files rather than saved in the database. I would make sure all files and directories within application/config/ are writable.
Andrew - are there any other directories that should be set to writable on the server? I'm having issues enabling advanced permissions on my site which used to have them enabled... I have reverted back to an older version of my database to see if this helps at all but no luck.
I'm facing a similar issue on version 5.7.5.1.
I had advanced permissions enabled on the site for a while (3-6 months) but they have somehow reverted to simple permissions. If I go to advanced permissions under system settings in the dashboard the site states that 'Advanced permissions are turned off. Enable them below.' I click on enable site permissions the page will refresh and state 'Advanced permissions enabled.' but they aren't.
I've recursed 777 permissions into application/config files. Any more pointers onto how to get them back up and running?
I had advanced permissions enabled on the site for a while (3-6 months) but they have somehow reverted to simple permissions. If I go to advanced permissions under system settings in the dashboard the site states that 'Advanced permissions are turned off. Enable them below.' I click on enable site permissions the page will refresh and state 'Advanced permissions enabled.' but they aren't.
I've recursed 777 permissions into application/config files. Any more pointers onto how to get them back up and running?
