[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54477: wp-cli vague: "Warning: Could not create directory."

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#54477: wp-cli vague: "Warning: Could not create directory."
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 Reporter:  gunterer                             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  6.1
Component:  Upgrade/Install                      |     Version:  5.8
 Severity:  minor                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  good-first-bug has-patch has-        |     Focuses:
  testing-info                                   |
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Changes (by costdev):

 * keywords:  good-first-bug has-patch needs-testing => good-first-bug has-
     patch has-testing-info


Comment:

 == Test Report

 Patch tested:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/54477/54477.v202204171752.patch

 === Steps to Reproduce or Test
 1. Run `sudo chmod 444 wp-content/plugins`.
 2. If using the `root` user, switch to a different user.
 3. 🐞 Run `wp plugin install gutenberg`.

 === Expected Results
 When reproducing the issue:
 - ❌ The output should read:

 {{{
 Installing Gutenberg (14.0.2)
 Downloading installation package from
 https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/gutenberg.VERSION.zip...
 Using cached file '/home/USER/.wp-cli/cache/plugin/gutenberg-
 VERSION.zip'...
 Unpacking the package...
 Warning: Could not create directory.
 Warning: The 'gutenberg' plugin could not be found.
 Error: No plugins installed.
 }}}

 When testing a patch to validate it works as expected:
 - ✅ The output should read:

 {{{
 Installing Gutenberg (14.0.2)
 Downloading installation package from
 https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/gutenberg.VERSION.zip...
 Using cached file '/home/USER/.wp-cli/cache/plugin/gutenberg-
 VERSION.zip'...
 Unpacking the package...
 Warning: Could not create directory. "/path/to/site/wp-
 content/upgrade/gutenberg.14.0.2-yastQK"
 Warning: The 'gutenberg' plugin could not be found.
 Error: No plugins installed.
 }}}

 === Environment
 * Server: Apache (Linux)
 * WordPress: 6.1-alpha-53344-src
 * CLI: WP-CLI
 * OS: Ubuntu
 * Plugins: None activated

 ==== Actual Results
 When reproducing a bug/defect:
 - ❌ The output did not include the directory path. Issue reproduced.

 When testing the bugfix patch:
 - ✅ The output included the directory path. Issue resolved with patch.

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