arangodb 2.2.4 - foxx manager install command returning cannot write file

Question

I have installed arangodb 2.2.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 and created new database "SampleDB" using arangodb web interface.

then executed following commands

foxx-manager --server.database SampleDB update

foxx-manager --server.database SampleDB install hello-foxx /hello

but the command is returning error "cannot write file".

I have checked the logs but could not find anything. Same error is coming if i am trying to install from arangosh.

Max Neunhöffer · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-01 08:58:03Z

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I can confirm this problem, even with arangodb 2.2.5.

Here is what happens in the ArangoDB database:

foxx-manager simply calls arangosh
arangosh creates a temporary directory /tmp/arangodb with the current user as owner
foxx-manager puts some stuff in there,
the dir stays
either you did not reboot or Ubuntu 14.04 does not clean /tmp on reboot,
if then another user tries to use foxx-manager, the directory is still there and the new arangosh under the new user cannot write, which leads to the error

Solution: for the moment, remove /tmp/arangodb if it is in the way

I will now change arangosh such that it uses a unique name in /tmp for the temporary directory and possibly cleans that one up in the end. This should solve the problem. I will post here which version will have the fix.

edited Apr 1, 2015 at 8:58

answered Oct 16, 2014 at 12:24

Max Neunhöffer

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Max Neunhöffer Over a year ago

Quick update: If you add "--temp-path /tmp/MYOWNPATH" to the foxx-manager command, it should work immediately, but this is of course only a quick fix.

Max Neunhöffer Over a year ago

This is now fixed in the 2.2 branch and the change will appear with 2.2.6.

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