Sputnik: Troubleshooting

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## Sputnik Runs But Looks Weird

I got a Sputnik page to show, but it looks all ugly and messed up.

#### The Solution

Sputnik probably can't find it's stylesheet.  Chances are that if you click on some of the links they will also take you to the wrong URLs.  This means your `BASE_URL` parameter in `sputnik_config.lua` is set incorrectly.  It's value should start with a `/`, and point to the **URL path** to `sputnik.cgi`.  For example, if the URL of your `sputnik.cgi` is something like http://myserver.com/cgi-bin/sputnik.cgi then you should set `BASE_URL` as follows:

BASE_URL = "/cgi-bin/sputnik.cgi"

## Saving Content

Everything works fine until I try to save my edits. Then I get an error message.

#### The Solution

Check that the directory specified in VERSIUM\_PARAMS parameter is one that your server can write to. Note that your server is likely running as another user - not as _you_. So, when setting permissions with `chmod`, you might treat the server as `other` (e.g.: `chmod o+w ~/sputnik-data`).

### Editing Configuration Pages

I try to edit a page and I get a message "You don't have permissions to perform this action."

After I'm logged in I can edit "normal" pages but I couldn't edit the
"sputnik/config" page: I got a "You do not have permissions to perform this action" message.

#### The solution

Some pages (including all of those starting with _) can only be edited by "Admin".  You will need to register as "Admin" and be logged in as Admin to edit those pages.

## Running as CGI

It worked fine with Xavante, but when I copy `sputnik.cgi` to my CGI directory, it doesn't work.

#### The Solution

Chances are, your server is not configured correctly to run CGI scripts.  Please get a _simple_ CGI script and see if you can get it to run.  If you can't, consult the documentation for your operating system / server / host.

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