[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26822: During upgrade, no errors thrown when file permissions are wrong

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#26822: During upgrade, no errors thrown when file permissions are wrong
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 Reporter:  mystica555       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |    Version:
 Severity:  major            |   Keywords:
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 I am, for the first time, attempting a Wordpress auto-upgrade.

 I was quite shocked to immediately see an FTP credentials dialog, as these
 credentials I treat as secret and do not wish to randomly spew them into
 the system that theoretically should simply be able to modify itself -- if
 filesystem permissions were proper.

 I wish to see an error message "tried X, failed, exact failure error
 message, now trying FTP"

 A number of current chatters in #wordpress on FreeNode state that this is
 actually not an error -- a position I vehemently disagree with.

 If _any_ operation fails, in the due-course of a program, SOMETHING should
 elaborate this within the normal course of execution for the task,
 especially the app itself that cannot write its own files.

 I would much rather like to see this from within the app updating itself,
 and not have to deduce it via any number of other, less-obvious methods,
 such as error logs on the server, filesystem access denial audits, etc.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26822>
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