PostgreSQL working-directory warning

An Enhance database query may print:

could not change directory to "/root": Permission denied

This can happen when a command started from /root runs a PostgreSQL helper as the postgres user. That user cannot enter root’s private directory. The message alone does not establish a failed cPFence operation; read the command’s actual result and any other errors.

Avoid the warning

1. Before running the intended command, use a directory accessible to the helper:

   cd /tmp

2. Run the task from that directory. For a deliberately requested per-website license synchronization, use root on the main control panel server:

   cpfence --sync-ips

3. Check the actual result. For synchronization, look for the provider’s success confirmation before treating the IP change as complete.

Do not loosen /root permissions to suppress the message. If the original operation may already have changed state, check its result before repeating it. A database connection or SQL error requires separate investigation; contact support with the exact error privately.