Cannot update system because README.md is not writable

Self-Hosted | v5
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I tried updating the web app from v5.3.75 to v5.3.76 and I get the following error:

Cannot update system because README.md is not writable

Would anyone be able to help me?

2

Hi,

Looks like permissions issue, I suggest checking the project folder is writeable by the web user.

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Hey, I’m kinda new to Linux.
How do I give the web user read and write permissions?

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sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/ninja
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once I did that. I tried the update again, and got the following error:

Server Error

ps.
This is actually an error I got on another invoiceninja I just set up for my dad. I tried updating his server, it’s brand new, he didn’t even log in yet. but when I tried updating that one also I got a flash pop up that said Server Error

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There should be details about the error in storage/logs

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These are the only logs i found:
“laravel.log”

[2022-03-02 03:10:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:15:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:20:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:25:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:30:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:35:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:40:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:45:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:50:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 03:55:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 04:00:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 04:00:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 04:00:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 04:05:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 04:10:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 04:15:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 04:20:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 04:25:01] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:00:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:00:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:00:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:05:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:08:37] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:08:42] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:09:49] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:09:51] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-02 05:10:02] production.INFO: account table not found
[2022-03-03 00:01:01] production.INFO: updating currencies
[2022-03-03 00:30:01] production.INFO: Performing Autobilling 2022-03-03 12:30:01
[2022-03-04 00:01:01] production.INFO: updating currencies
[2022-03-04 00:30:01] production.INFO: Performing Autobilling 2022-03-04 12:30:01

But I don’t think it has to do with me trying to update

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@david do you have any suggestions?

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I found the log!

[2022-03-27 19:07:57] production.ERROR: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 123732000 bytes) {“userId”:1,“exception”:"[object] (Symfony\Component\ErrorHandler\Error\FatalError(code: 0): Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 123732000 bytes) at /usr/share/nginx/invoiceninja/app/Http/Controllers/SelfUpdateController.php:103)
[stacktrace]
#0 {main}
"}

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It should help to increase the PHP memory limit

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How would I do that?

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I figured out how to increase the limit.

The update went through. Thank you!

I check my dad’s invoiceninja to see if it’s the same issue.

What would you recommend the PHP memory limit to be in general?

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ok. that this also fixed my dad’s invoiceninja

however with that one. it shows crons is not enabled.
I followed the directions to setup crons.
but i get this error when i try this command:
command: * * * * * cd usr/share/nginx/invoiceninja && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1
error:
Command ‘app’ not found, did you mean:

command ‘asp’ from deb asp (1.8-8build1)
command ‘yapp’ from deb libparse-yapp-perl (1.21-2)
command ‘apt’ from deb apt (2.0.6)
command ‘apg’ from deb apg (2.2.3.dfsg.1-5)
command ‘gpp’ from deb gpp (2.25-1)
command ‘apf’ from deb apf-firewall (9.7+rev1-5.1)
command ‘xpp’ from deb xpp (1.5-cvs20081009-4)
command ‘tpp’ from deb tpp (1.3.1-7)
command ‘mpp’ from deb makepp (2.0.98.5-2)
command ‘pp’ from deb libpar-packer-perl (1.049-1)
command ‘cpp’ from deb cpp (4:9.3.0-1ubuntu2)
command ‘arp’ from deb net-tools (1.60+git20180626.aebd88e-1ubuntu1)

Try: sudo apt install

do you have any suggestions

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Something is misspelled but not in the line that you provided. Should be the following command and entry to cron. Skip the double quotes around the cron job, website displays * funny.

sudo crontab -u www-data -e
“* * * * * cd /usr/share/nginx/invoiceninja && php7.4 artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1”

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I got the same output when I tried that.

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I found the fix.

i looked at my own invoiceninja server and duplicated what i found there.

see the following.
“sudo crontab -u www-data -e”
“* * * * * php7.4 /usr/share/nginx/invoiceninja/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1”

then changed the .env to the following:
“QUEUE_CONNECTION=database”

ran the following command:
“* * * * * php7.4 /usr/share/nginx/invoiceninja/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1”

then ran the following command:
“sudo php artisan optimize”

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