Can't create or write into the data directoy '/home/data/cloud'

[zhonger]

When I install Owncloud 9.1 in Ubuntu 14.04,I want to change the data directory to /home/data/cloud .

1.The OC code is storged in the other folder(/home/wwwroot/yun.shu.aixinwu.org).
2.Both of the two directories are owned by user www .

Then,it comes the error-----Can't create or write into the data directoy '/home/data/cloud'

I think there is nothing wrong in the installing process.

[anon30676603]

Hi,

the first step is to verify if you really got all permissions setup correctly. This can be achieved by running the following command:

sudo -u www-data ls -la /home/data/cloud

The most common issues with that messages are:

• Wrong permissions (Webservers user has no access to that path)
• A configured open_basedir in your PHP configuration not including that path
• SELinux

[anon30676603]

See also the shiny new FAQ about this topic:

Can't create or write into the data directory / Can't write into config directory! / Data directory (/mnt/data) is invalid

Problem You’re getting one of the following error message: Can’t create or write into the data directory Can’t write into config directory! Data directory (/mnt/data) is invalid (/mnt/data is an example here) Solutions The messages basically means that ownCloud can’t access and write into the mentioned directories (as the messages are telling). There are a few issues which are showing up quite often: Missing permissions You have permission issues that the users which is running your webse…

[zhonger]

Hi,

I am so glad to hear from you.Just follow your steps,I have installed OC 9.1 successfully with custom data directory.
Its’ problem is the second step you told.In Apache conf file,I added the diretory ‘/home/data/cloud’ and then the installation is successful.

Thank you!