My question: under Settings → Your box → Overrides it does not save the edit because it says it needs the password entered, but there is nowhere to enter the password SparkBox AI replied: Yeah, that editor is blocking you, and the doctor output doesn’t explain why it’s asking for a password without showing a field. It confirms the dashboard can sign in, but that doesn’t tell us what the Overrides editor expects. I don’t have that UI behavior documented, so I won’t guess—use Share to demox below so Tom can see the missing password field. You can bypass the editor with the supported override file. Your server paths show the install at /opt/sparkbox; create /opt/sparkbox/state/overrides/pinchflat.yml with: yaml services: pinchflat: user: "1000:1000" Then apply it with: bash sudo sparkbox up pinchflat What I still need help with: (describe what didn't work or what's still broken)
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Chris wrote:
You’re right — the save is asking for a password without giving you the field to enter it. The editor’s save needs a fresh dashboard-password confirmation, but the confirmation prompt is not being opened for this save. For now, please don’t paste your password here or work around it by changing files; what SparkBox version are you on, and are you using the Classic dashboard or the newer dashboard? That will let me confirm whether the shipped fix applies to your box. I’ve corrected this guidance so the missing prompt is not mistaken for a bad password next time.
zebraelch wrote:
im on v1.6.779 and as far as i could find the classic dashboard is the only one that gives access to a lot of settings like the above, in all other dashboards i only find very basic settings. i usully use dashboard v2 as i find it the best looking and giving the cleanest overview of everything, but for settings editing i go to classic
Chris wrote:
I’m sorry—the earlier suggestion to create a pinchflat.yml and apply it was the wrong next step; that changes app configuration and does not fix the missing password prompt. The save is protected by a fresh dashboard-password confirmation, but the Classic dashboard is not opening that confirmation for this Overrides save, so there is no field you have missed. Your v1.6.779 report matches this issue, and I can’t verify a released fix for it yet. Please leave the override unchanged for now rather than editing files or posting your password. I’ve recorded the correct cause and guidance so we don’t send the next person to change app configuration to work around this prompt.
zebraelch wrote:
i also feel that the services: pinchflat: user: "1000:1000" settings should be default for pinchflat installations, as all other containers/apps use this and if you operated all apps on the same file systems as 99% of people likely will do, it does create issues that pinchflat by default uses user: "99:100"
zebraelch wrote:
I think you are mistaken. creating the pinchflat.yml with the custom user did 100% fix it for me and pinchflat is now running smoothly
Chris wrote:
You’re right that the override fixed Pinchflat for you, and I was wrong to dismiss that result. I’m sorry. SparkBox’s Pinchflat compose sets PUID and PGID to 1000 by default, so I can’t verify that the extra user: "1000:1000" override is necessary for your setup; that does not change the fact that it worked for you. The missing password confirmation in the Classic Overrides editor is a separate issue, and I can’t verify a released fix for it yet. One check, without changing your working override: when you next save in Overrides, does it still say a password is required without opening a prompt? I’ve corrected the guidance so we don’t dismiss a customer’s confirmed fix next time, and recorded your suggestion about Pinchflat’s default user.