483451 - Can't edit my repository's description

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(mozilla.org Graveyard :: Server Operations, task)

Description

[(no longer active)]

I can't edit my repository's description using the method described at: <https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Publishing_Mercurial_Clones#Editing_your_personal_repository>.

Steps to reproduce:

$ ssh hg.mozilla.org edit mq
2
1
My patch queue

Here is the full log:

$ ssh hg.mozilla.org edit mq

0) Exit.
1) Delete the repository.
2) Edit the description.

What would you like to do? 2
You are about to edit the description for hg.mozilla.org/users/ehsan.akhgari_gmail.com/mq.
If you need to edit the description for a top level repo, please quit now and file an IT bug for it.

0) Exit.
1) yes.
2) no.

Proceed? 1
Enter a one line descripton for the repository: My patch queue
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/pash.py", line 23, in ?
    hg_helper.serve ()
  File "/usr/local/bin/hg_helper.py", line 201, in serve
    edit_repo (args[0], False)
  File "/usr/local/bin/hg_helper.py", line 165, in edit_repo
    edit_repo_description (repo_name)
  File "/usr/local/bin/hg_helper.py", line 124, in edit_repo_description
    repo_config_file = open (repo_config_file, 'w+')
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/repo/hg/mozilla/users/ehsan.akhgari_gmail.com/mq/.hg/hgrc'

Comment 1

[Aravind Gottipati [:aravind]]

Can you please try now?  Not sure why the perms on it were messed up.

Comment 2

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I get the exact same error again.

Comment 3

[Aravind Gottipati [:aravind]]

okay, found the offending cron job that was messing with perms.  Please try one more time and re-open if needed.

Comment 4

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Problem solved, thanks! :-)