[horde] Could not save horde_dir configuration value to PEAR config (Installing Horde)

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von L. D. James <ljames at apollo3.com>:

> On 06/27/2015 05:49 AM, L. D. James wrote:
>> The machines are mine.  I run an online service and have since the  
>> late 80's.  I used the "#" sign at the bottom to indicate that the  
>> commands were performed from the root command.
>>
>> I originally installed Horde on this machine a little over a year  
>> ago using Ubuntu's repositories.  I had problems and the mailing  
>> list gave me the Pear steps to perform the installation.  They  
>> spoke against using the repositories for the install.  So to have  
>> support I followed the steps provided.
>>
>> I tried for nearly a month on two machines.  I finally built a  
>> special machine just for Horde and was able to successfully install  
>> it using Pear.  Now I'm trying to consolidate some of my services  
>> on my main server.  So I'm revisiting trying to get Horde operating  
>> on this server.
>>
>> After spending a number of hours, I tried again on a clean Ubuntu  
>> install, this time in a Virtual Box.  The install went flawlessly.
>>
>> So I cleaned all of Horde out of my main server, and started again.  
>> I get the same error.  I tried to uninstall Pear, but it won't  
>> without my uninstalling many applications of which would take me  
>> days to reinstall and reconfigure.
>>
>> Thanks for the input and suggestion.  I'll have to look into the  
>> "build your own pear config" resolution.
>>
>> -- L. James
>>
>> -- 
>> L. D. James
>> ljames at apollo3.com
>> www.apollo3.com/~ljames
>>
>> On 06/27/2015 03:10 AM, OnkelM wrote:
>>>
>>> This usually means you are running pear with lower privileges. Are  
>>> you root? Do you have installed pear correctly?
>>>
>>> If this is not your server or you dont have root access, then you  
>>> have to build your own pear config and install it to your own new  
>>> pear location. After that you have to use your new pear binary AND  
>>> your new pear config to work with it like to channel-discover or  
>>> run-scripts
>>>
>>>
>>> L. D. James <ljames at apollo3.com <mailto:ljames at apollo3.com>>  
>>> schrieb am Sa., 27. Juni 2015 01:03:
>>>
>>>   I'm having problems installing horde on two servers. I'm getting the
>>>   same error on both servers:
>>>
>>>   Could not save horde_dir configuration value to PEAR config.
>>>
>>>   The OS of the current server I'm trying the install is: Ubuntu 14.04.
>>>
>>>   I'm following the install guide in the Horde Docs.
>>>
>>>   The following commands work:
>>>
>>>   # pear upgrade PEAR
>>>   # pear channel-discover pear.horde.org <http://pear.horde.org>
>>>   # pear install horde/horde_role
>>>
>>>   On the last command above I get the "could not save horde_dir" error.
>>>
>>>   Is there something I can manually edit to enter this directory?
>>>
>>>   By the way, I tested the same steps in a Virtual Ubuntu box and the
>>>   install succeeded.  I've spent hours trying to figure out the
>>>   difference
>>>   between the three OS installs.
>>>
>>>   Thanks in advance for anyone who has any suggestions or input.
>>>
>>>   -- L. James
> Thanks OnkelM.  I took your advice and made a local copy of Pear and  
> the install went just as it always has on a fresh Ubuntu install.
>
> For my local install I made a script called "mypear" and followed  
> the original steps.
>
> My script is:
>
> ----------------------------------
> #!/bin/bash
>
> /var/www/horde/pear/pear -c /var/www/horde/pear.conf $*
> ----------------------------------
>
> I wish I knew what was going wrong with the original Pear, so that  
> if the problem arises again with a different application I'd know  
> how to correct it.
>
> If I ever discover the culprit or the fix I'll revisit this thread  
> and post it.

Try running "pear config-show" "pear config-show -c horde" to see  
where the configuration is supposed to be written and watch out for  
any other oddities in the output.


-- 
Jan Schneider
The Horde Project
http://www.horde.org/