I see now that I misread the upgrade page, and indeed it was advertised - my apologies for saying it wasn't. When I was reading the docs prior to the 5.0 upgrade, I thought it said that it would honor previous installs running as root and so I didn't worry about it for 5.0. But it really says it will honor previous installs for a user *other than* root.
- Mark On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 4:50 PM Tom Keffer <tkef...@gmail.com> wrote: > See the Upgrade Guide section *WeeWX runs as the weewx user > <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.0/upgrade/#weewx-runs-as-the-weewx-user>*. > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 12:05 PM Mark Conner <mconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> By chance, I just read the previous message thread and was able to use >> that to fix my issue. The issue for me centered around the change from >> running weewx as 'root' in 5.0 and before, to running as user 'weewx' in >> 5.0.1. I added user 'weewx' to the group 'dialout' so it could access >> /dev/ttyAMA0 and everything works again. >> >> sudo usermod -a -G dialout weewx >> >> I think this change in 5.0.1 from running as 'root' to running as 'weewx' >> needs to be more strongly advertised. This may be problematic for users >> who upgraded from v4.x and still run weewx as root. >> >> - Mark >> >> On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 1:45:35 PM UTC-6 Mark Conner wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I recently tried to upgrade my weewx installation from 5.0 to 5.0.1 on >>> my Raspberry Pi 2 using 'sudo apt-get' and afterwards I was unable to start >>> weewxd. I am reading from a Davis Vantage Pro2 with a serial logger via a >>> MeteoPi interface. Thinking it was an upgrade problem, I downgraded to >>> 5.0.0 and still have the same issue. Here are the weewxd related lines >>> from startup from /var/log/syslog: >>> >>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Initializing >>>> weewxd version 5.0.0 >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Command >>>> line: /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Using >>>> Python 3.9.2 (default, Mar 12 2021, 04:06:34) #012[GCC 10.2.1 20210110] >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Located at >>>> /usr/bin/python3 >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Platform >>>> Linux-6.1.21-v7+-armv7l-with-glibc2.31 >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Locale: >>>> 'en_US' >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Entry path: >>>> /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: WEEWX_ROOT: >>>> / >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: >>>> Configuration file: /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: User >>>> module: /etc/weewx/bin/user >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO __main__: Debug: 0 >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: INFO weewx.engine: Loading >>>> station type Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage) >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: ERROR weewx.engine: Import >>>> of driver failed: [Errno 13] could not open port /dev/ttyAMA0: [Errno 13] >>>> Permission denied: '/dev/ttyAMA0' (<class >>>> 'serial.serialutil.SerialException'>) >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** Traceback (most recent call last): >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** File >>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 322, >>>> in open >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** self.fd = os.open(self.portstr, os.O_RDWR | os.O_NOCTTY | >>>> os.O_NONBLOCK) >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/dev/ttyAMA0' >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** Traceback (most recent call last): >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 115, in setupStation >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** self.console = loader_function(config_dict, self) >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 32, in >>>> loader >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** return VantageService(engine, config_dict) >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 2046, in >>>> __init__ >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** Vantage.__init__(self, **config_dict[DRIVER_NAME]) >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 536, in >>>> __init__ >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** self.port.openPort() >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 319, in >>>> openPort >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** self.serial_port = serial.Serial(self.port, self.baudrate, >>>> timeout=self.timeout) >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", >>>> line 244, in __init__ >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** self.open() >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** File >>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 325, >>>> in open >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** raise SerialException(msg.errno, "could not open port {}: >>>> {}".format(self._port, msg)) >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>> **** serial.serialutil.SerialException: [Errno 13] could not open port >>>> /dev/ttyAMA0: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/dev/ttyAMA0' >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL __main__: Unable >>>> to load driver: [Errno 13] could not open port /dev/ttyAMA0: [Errno 13] >>>> Permission denied: '/dev/ttyAMA0' >>>> Feb 6 13:29:00 raspberrypi110 weewxd[2836]: CRITICAL __main__: >>>> **** Exiting... >>> >>> >>> I did not change anything myself related to /dev/ttyAMA0 in the >>> upgrade/downgrade process. What is strange is that I can read current data >>> from the VP2 using weectl. >>> >>> pi@raspberrypi110:~ $ sudo weectl device --current >>>> Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>> Using driver weewx.drivers.vantage. >>>> Using Vantage driver version 3.6.2 (weewx.drivers.vantage) >>>> Querying the station for current weather data... >>>> 2024-02-06 13:38:37 CST (1707248317) 'barometer': '30.073', >>>> 'consBatteryVoltage': '4.71', 'dateTime': '1707248317', 'dayET': '0.0', >>>> 'dayRain': '0.0', 'extraAlarm1': '0', 'extraAlarm2': '0', 'extraAlarm3': >>>> '0', 'extraAlarm4': '0', 'extraAlarm5': '0', 'extraAlarm6': '0', >>>> 'extraAlarm7': '0', 'extraAlarm8': '0', 'extraTemp1': '35.0', >>>> 'forecastIcon': '7', 'forecastRule': '60', 'inHumidity': '38.0', >>>> 'insideAlarm': '0', 'inTemp': '69.6', 'monthET': '0.0', 'monthRain': >>>> '0.01', 'outHumidity': '74.0', 'outsideAlarm1': '0', 'outsideAlarm2': '0', >>>> 'outTemp': '50.6', 'rain': 'None', 'rainAlarm': '0', 'rainRate': '0.0', >>>> 'soilLeafAlarm1': '0', 'soilLeafAlarm2': '0', 'soilLeafAlarm3': '0', >>>> 'soilLeafAlarm4': '0', 'stormRain': '0.0', 'sunrise': '1707226320', >>>> 'sunset': '1707263280', 'txBatteryStatus': '0', 'usUnits': '1', 'windDir': >>>> '156.0', 'windSpeed': '10.0', 'windSpeed10': '6.0', 'yearET': '0.0', >>>> 'yearRain': '0.02' >>> >>> >>> Below is an ls -l of /dev/ttyAMA0 >>> >>>> >>>> pi@raspberrypi110:~ $ ls -l /dev/ttyAMA0 >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 204, 64 Feb 6 13:38 /dev/ttyAMA0 >>> >>> >>> Original installation of weewx on this device was approximately 4.8.0. >>> >>> I have tried both a "shutdown -r" and a shutdown/power-cycle in an >>> attempt to clear the error. >>> >>> - Mark >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/10e63192-4af5-4b23-9482-bf07a00565b6n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/10e63192-4af5-4b23-9482-bf07a00565b6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/GR8Tmi8ud9g/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zED0Rbg0z%2BxA8M2Z%3DwX1zutAESqaN3981syaDTRbkf-bLw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zED0Rbg0z%2BxA8M2Z%3DwX1zutAESqaN3981syaDTRbkf-bLw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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