Images Directory Permissions

See also: Troubleshoot FTP

Problem
You receive the following error after an image has been created:

* unable to move /images/dev/macaddress to /images/name-of-image

The error will repeat indefinitely.

Cause
The FOG user does not have permission to write to the images directory on the FOG server (usually /images). This often occurs when the /images directory has been recreated or has had its permissions changed.

Another cause is the Image Type is not correct (i.e. You're trying to image multiple partitions as a single partition.)

There is a third cause, that involves your FTP passwords being incorrect making FOG unable to handle files via FTP

Method 1

 * 1) Turn off the computer being imaged.(you don't have to turn off the PC just run the command on your server)
 * 2) Ensure the FOG user has write permissions on the images directory.
 * 3) Run command as root chown -R fog:root /images

Example: Use:

chown -R fog.root /images

Finally attempt to create the image again.

Method 2

 * 1) Switch off the computer being imaged.
 * 2) On the FOG server go to your /images/dev directory and move the temporary image (macaddress.000) to /images
 * 3) Rename the temporary image (macaddress.000) to the name you have set up in the FOG WebUI