# \[Partially Solved\] Cannot create blog in Ikiwiki
**URL:** https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756 "2020-03-26T00:48:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@homer77](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/homer77)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756/1 "2020-03-26T00:48:22Z")
**Problem Description**
I cannot create a blog in ikiwiki by plinth module.
**Steps to Reproduce**
1. Login to FreedomBox.
2. Go to Ikiwiki application page.
3. Click on the install button.
4. Click _Create Wiki or Blog_
5. Fill in form in send.
**Expected Results**
Find the new blog in the list in the app.
**Actual results**
The app displays an success message that blog were created while syslog shows
```auto
Mar 26 01:33:00 localhost /usr/bin/plinth[1307]: # ikiwiki create-blog --blog_name 'Charlie på Tur' --admin_name Charlie
Mar 26 10:43:51 localhost slapd[1799]: slap_global_control: unrecognized control: 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.5.16
Mar 26 01:33:00 localhost ikiwiki: [Charlie på Tur] erstellen des Depots mit ikiwiki-makerepo ist fehlgeschlagen
Mar 26 01:33:00 localhost ikiwiki: [Charlie på Tur] /etc/ikiwiki/plinth-blog.setup: erstellen des Depots mit ikiwiki-makerepo ist fehlgeschlagen#012
Mar 26 01:33:00 localhost /usr/bin/plinth[1307]: $ ikiwiki get-sites
Mar 26 01:33:01 localhost /usr/bin/plinth[1307]: $ ikiwiki get-sites
```
and the list under the “Create Wiki or Blog” button is still empty.
**Information**
- _FreedomBox version_: 20.4
- _Hardware_: odroidxu4
- _How did you install FreedomBox?_: ‘apt install freedombox’ on Debian10
**Guess**
There’s no hint what went wrong … might be a privileges problem again?
Might
```auto
Mar 26 10:43:51 localhost slapd[1799]: slap_global_control: unrecognized control: 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.5.16
```
be a hint? I don’t know what it does, but it appears every time I try to create a blog. Is this about the rights of my account to create directories and repos?
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### Author:  [@vexch](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/vexch)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756/2 "2020-03-26T10:03:06Z")
What response do you get if you run this command as a root user:
`printf 'password\npassword' | /usr/share/plinth/actions/ikiwiki create-blog --blog_name 'Charlie på Tur' --admin_name Charlie`
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### Author:  [@homer77](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/homer77)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756/3 "2020-03-26T10:21:32Z")
```auto
b'Setting up Charlie p\xc3\xa5 Tur ...
Importing /var/lib/ikiwiki/CharliepTur into git'
b'Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki.pm line 669.
Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki.pm line 688.
Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki.pm line 688.
Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki.pm line 693.
Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki.pm line 693.
/usr/bin/ikiwiki-makerepo: 84: /usr/bin/ikiwiki-makerepo: git: not found
/etc/ikiwiki/plinth-blog.setup: erstellen des Depots mit ikiwiki-makerepo ist fehlgeschlagen
Aufruf: ikiwiki [Optionen] Quelle Ziel\n ikiwiki --setup my.setup [options]'
```
Ouh! Do I understand, that git isn’t available yet?! That might be the problem. Maybe I should install git by hand? Or is the _Gitweb_ app mandatory for ikiwiki to work?
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### Author:  [@homer77](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/homer77)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756/4 "2020-03-26T10:53:46Z")
~~OK, I installed Gitweb and: Tadaaa!~~
~~Ikiwiki works as it should~~
Thanks for your help! @vexch ~~
Unfortunately my joy was a be premature:
```auto
Can't locate Date/Parse.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Date::Parse module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl/5.28.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.28.1 /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl5/5.28 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl/5.28 /usr/share/perl/5.28 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl-base) at (eval 126) line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 126) line 1.
/etc/ikiwiki/plinth-blog.setup: ikiwiki --refresh --setup /var/lib/ikiwiki/CharliepTur.setup failed at /usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki/Setup/Automator.pm line 150.
Aufruf: ikiwiki [Optionen] Quelle Ziel\n ikiwiki --setup my.setup [options]"
```
As implied by the message I
`apt install libdatetime-format-dateparse-perl`
~~NOW everything is finally working and I have a working blog.~~
Daaaamn! This is what happens, when I click **preferences** in the blog:
`
Error: Can't locate CGI/Session.pm in @INC (you may need to install the CGI::Session module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl/5.28.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.28.1 /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl5/5.28 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl/5.28 /usr/share/perl/5.28 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl-base) at (eval 65) line 1. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 65) line 1. `
after installing also **libcgi-session-driver-chi-perl** and **libcgi-formbuilder-perl** I get the signin form. Seems like there are several perl dependencies missing?
Maybe someone want to reproduce this with a fresh box? Could be that there’s a general flaw in the config routine?
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### Author:  [@vexch](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/vexch)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756/5 "2020-03-26T12:09:33Z")
I couldn’t reproduce this issue on fresh FreedomBox install. Does this command return anything for you:
grep -R Install-Recommends /etc/apt/
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### Author:  [@homer77](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/homer77)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756/6 "2020-03-26T12:34:52Z")
It returns
```auto
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/71-armbian-no-recommends:APT::Install-Recommends "0";
```
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### Author:  [@vexch](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/vexch)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756/7 "2020-03-26T14:02:58Z")
You can try to #comment out this line and then reinstall ikiwiki:
`apt remove ikiwiki`
`apt install ikiwiki`
But commenting out this line may break other things in your Armbian distro.
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### Author:  [@homer77](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/homer77)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/partially-solved-cannot-create-blog-in-ikiwiki/756/8 "2020-03-26T15:06:05Z")
Well, after installing the mentioned dependencies by hand _ikiwiki_ wokrs smoothly. Better not risk anything 😁
Thank you!