Unable to locate authorization.conf file from Phoebus

[GDH-ISIS]

Our latest build of a Phoebus and the creation of an installer using jpackage is unable to reach the authorization.conf file. It is thus unable to lauch the screen editor and access color and class definition files.

Details are :

• Installed on Windows operating system
• Latest Phoebus built from git clone from github
• Installer created using jpackage - installer copies settings.ini and authorization.conf file into install location (C:\Program Files\Phoebus.......)
• settings.ini use $(phoebus.install)

Would it be possible to confirm the issue please? We have been stable to quite a long time and our settings have not been changed.

[GDH-ISIS]

Old version that worked reported from about/preference settings/ window within Phoebus application
org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=$(phoebus.install)/ISIS/authorization.conf
Is there a change I am not aware of? It would be nice to maintain the use of $(phoebus.install)

[shroffk]

I think this might be related to
#3058

[GDH-ISIS]

I agree, could not write this out quickly enough :)

[GDH-ISIS]

New latest build (today) that does not work reports the following from the about/preference settings/ window within Phoebus application
org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=C:/Program%20Files/Phoebus-ISIS/app/ISIS/authorization.conf

[shroffk]

I tried the following

# Display Builder
org.phoebus.ui/home_display=$(phoebus.install)/../resources/Display_Builder/01_main.bob

and it converted it properly to

org.phoebus.ui/home_display=C:/git/cs-studio/phoebus/../resources/Display_Builder/01_main.bob

[GDH-ISIS]

Would it be possible to try a location that contains a space in the path please?

[shroffk]

# Display Builder
org.phoebus.ui/home_display=$(phoebus.install)/../resources/Display_Builder/with space/01_main.bob

translated to

org.phoebus.ui/home_display=C:/git/cs-studio/phoebus/../resources/Display_Builder/with%20space/01_main.bob

This is working for me.
What is the raw preference you are using?

[GDH-ISIS]

I think this is what you are looking for - from our settings file.

org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=$(phoebus.install)/ISIS/authorization.conf

[shroffk]

Hmm...The resolved url looks correct to me.

org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=C:/Program%20Files/Phoebus-ISIS/app/ISIS/authorization.conf

If you hard code this location does it work?

...
The only difference I can see now is a space in the $(phoebus.install)

[GDH-ISIS]

This was my interpretation. Let me test your request ...

[GDH-ISIS]

The full path entered in settings.ini appears to work. i.e. Am now beginning to doubt myself ...
org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=C:/Program Files/Phoebus-ISIS/app/ISIS/authorization.conf

[GDH-ISIS]

OK, let me confirm and make sure I have not done something silly. I will come back to you. Thanks. G

[GDH-ISIS]

After clarification, with the latest build/compiled/jpackage/installed version into Program Files (java.version = 21.0.3):
Working
settings.ini org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=C:/Program Files/Phoebus-ISIS/app/ISIS/authorization.conf
Phoebus (about dialog) org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=C:/Program Files/Phoebus-ISIS/app/ISIS/authorization.conf
phoebus.install (about dialog) phoebus.install = C:\Program Files\Phoebus-ISIS\app

Not working
settings.ini org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=$(phoebus.install)/ISIS/authorization.conf
Phoebus (about dialog) org.phoebus.security/authorization_file=C:/Program%20Files/Phoebus-ISIS/app/ISIS/authorization.conf
phoebus.install (about dialog) phoebus.install = C:\Program Files\Phoebus-ISIS\app

We do appear to be suffering from the space (%20) in Program Files - at least from what I can see. My apologies if this is misleading. I may hard code the paths for the moment.

[shroffk]

I think I have found the issue.
I believe the AuthorizationService which reads the file cannot process the paths with the special chars parsed (%20). I do not believe anything in $(...) is the cause of the issue.

We might want to look into if the AuthorizationServices should use an filename( with spaces and everything) or use valid URI's (file:///C:/Program%20Files/...)

[GDH-ISIS]

This is good to know. Your suggestion looks to fall in line with other services and would make it common. Thumbs up to the suggestion.

[GDH-ISIS]

I can resolve my immediate problem with a minor modification before compiling. So far this appears to work.

sed -i 's|.replace(" ", "%20");|;|' /phoebus/core/framework/src/main/java/org/phoebus/framework/preferences/PropertyPreferenceLoader.java

[shroffk]

It should be noted that other apps like the Display Builder Runtime are handling this change well. We might want to use the same resource loading