Question [SOLVED] upgrade error: unable to write entry

i got this upgrade error when trying to upgrade from 1.6.2 to 1.6.3, but it looks like everything down below went fine..

Hello,

this joomla error doesn't help very much

heh ya im not sure what to make of it either..

This is the Joomla installers cryptic way of telling you there was a permissions problem. You might have changes 1 or a few files by hand and the Joomla installer cannot remove/overwrite the file(s).

You can try to uninstall Kunena in the Joomla extensions manager and then do a fresh install. (As always: backup highly recommended!)

if i uninstall it and install it again, i will lose my kunena setup right?

no - everything will stay as it is kept in the database. Still backup - just to be safe.

k cuz i tried to use the "reinstall" feature in the kunena installer and i still got the error..

no - don't use the reinstall it will give you the very same error

also don't use the remove feature in the Kunena installer, as it will remove all the database data.

Use the Joomla installer, uninstall Kunena and install it again. (might want to check in the file system if the uninstall truly removed the com_kunena folder in components and administration.

Any one file that got changed manually (permissions) can cause that.

both the com_kunena folders were removed with the uninstall. and i didnt get any errors this time on the reinstall. thanks for your help fxstein.