The user weeWX runs under is set in the systemd service file. On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 at 12:47, Sir Geek <[email protected]> wrote:
> Interesting - mine is still running as root - Did the config file > drastically change ? > > The 5.3.1 app is running as Root. > > On Monday, June 8, 2026 at 4:11:04 PM UTC-4 Vince Skahan wrote: > >> Look at the Upgrade Guide. V4 ran as root. V5 runs as a unprivileged user >> so it it more than possible it is a permissions thing. Also consult the >> Users Guide and wiki/faq for where to find as well as ‘how to report a >> problem’ >> >> On Monday, June 8, 2026 at 11:19:57 AM UTC-7 Sir Geek wrote: >> >>> I'll do that as soon as I can log into the machine ( From one stand >>> point - nothing changed with those folders, Or at least nothing *SHOULD* >>> have changed). >>> >>> I'll run the config test >>> >>> >>> On Monday, June 8, 2026 at 9:04:11 AM UTC-4 John Smith wrote: >>> >>>> Try running weewxd.py from the command line, modify the paths to match >>>> your install >>>> >>>> /usr/bin/weewxd --config /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>> >>>> On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 at 22:46, Sir Geek <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I (sadly) spoke too soon. >>>>> >>>>> I have 5.2 running ( yay!) but it doesn't appear to be starting/doing >>>>> any of the HTML Generation. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not seeing anything in /var/log/messages either. >>>>> >>>>> Are there any debugging flags that I can set to help track this down ? >>>>> >>>>> I don't see anything specific. >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, June 8, 2026 at 1:31:55 AM UTC-4 Sir Geek wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I figured out the issue >>>>>> >>>>>> It was because I installed 5.x insto the same folder that 4.10.2 was >>>>>> in - and it didn't clear out the other files. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Its now currently downloading the data from my weather station now. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM Sir Geek <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thanks - I did this >>>>>> > >>>>>> > (weather) [root@callie weather]# pip3 install six >>>>>> > Requirement already satisfied: six in >>>>>> ./lib64/python3.14/site-packages (1.17.0) >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM Vince Skahan <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > If you are running a pip installation activate your venv and >>>>>> ‘’then’ use pip3 to install six. >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > On Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 8:53:30 PM UTC-7 Sir Geek wrote: >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> OK, I did make some progress but its still failing to startup... >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> When trying to create a station its failing.... >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>>> > >> File "/home/weather/bin/weectl", line 6, in <module> >>>>>> > >> sys.exit(main()) >>>>>> > >> ~~~~^^ >>>>>> > >> File "/home/weather/lib64/python3.14/site-packages/weectl.py", >>>>>> line >>>>>> > >> 60, in main >>>>>> > >> module = importlib.import_module(f'weectllib.{subcommand}_cmd') >>>>>> > >> File "/usr/lib64/python3.14/importlib/__init__.py", line 88, in >>>>>> import_module >>>>>> > >> return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) >>>>>> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1406, in _gcd_import >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1371, in >>>>>> _find_and_load >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1314, in >>>>>> _find_and_load_unlocked >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 491, in >>>>>> _call_with_frames_removed >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1406, in _gcd_import >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1371, in >>>>>> _find_and_load >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1342, in >>>>>> _find_and_load_unlocked >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 938, in >>>>>> _load_unlocked >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 759, in >>>>>> exec_module >>>>>> > >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 491, in >>>>>> _call_with_frames_removed >>>>>> > >> File >>>>>> "/home/weather/lib64/python3.14/site-packages/weectllib/__init__.py", >>>>>> > >> line 9, in <module> >>>>>> > >> import weeutil.logger >>>>>> > >> File "/home/weather/bin/weeutil/logger.py", line 13, in <module> >>>>>> > >> from six.moves import StringIO >>>>>> > >> ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'six.moves' >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> I did install six and the RPM is also installed >>>>>> > >> * python3-six-1.17.0-8.fc44.noarch >>>>>> > >> * python3 -m pip install --upgrade six >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> But it still won't start >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> On Sun, Jun 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM Sir Geek <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > I'm trying to migrate from an old system to the current >>>>>> version. >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > I did a full update from Fedora 34 to Fedora 44 and now 4.10 >>>>>> isn't working. >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > I'd like to install the upgrade and include the older >>>>>> historical data. >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > Can anyone point me to some instructions on how to do this ? 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