Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: can't create a new package

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2: Re: can't create a new package (response to 1)
Posted by Cathy Sarisky on 08/18/04 06:04 PM
Sounds like you're not a site-wide administrator.  (Possibly you removed the permission on accident?)  See https://openacs.org/faq/one-faq?faq_id=130897#141496 for some ideas on how to turn yourself into a site-wide-admin.
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3: Re: can't create a new package (response to 2)
Posted by nicole marquez on 08/19/04 05:35 AM
I followed the instruction from the posted FAQ
https://openacs.org/faq/one-faq?faq_id=130897#141496

service0=# select object_id from site_nodes where parent_id is null;

object_id
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      2505
(1 row)

so it will grant permission on 2505,
service0=# select acs_permission__grant_permission(2505, -1, 'read');

when I type
service0=# select * from cc_users where object_id = '2505';

to see info about the user having an object_id = ‘2505’,

0 rows

what will I do?

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4: Re: can't create a new package (response to 3)
Posted by Cathy Sarisky on 08/19/04 10:17 AM
That sounds ok since the object_id from site_nodes is a site_node (basically the front page of your OpenACS instance), and shouldn't show up in cc_users. :)  In your 'select acs_permission__grant_permission call, you're saying "give the public (-1) permission to read the top site node (2505).

Actually, I don't think this is what you needed to do.  What you've done would be appropriate if you couldn't get the login page to even come up.  Is that what's going on?  I pointed you to that FAQ because I thought you needed to make a new site-wide administrator, since your current account doesn't seem to be able to access acs-admin.  If I'm understanding your problem correctly, you need to follow the directions in the second part of the faq that talk about creating a new user and making them the site-wide admin.

Please post again if still stuck :)