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March 3, 2008 10:00 AM PST
Long passwords can cause iWeb publishing errors
[Friday, February 29th]
Publishing errors when using iWeb are frequent for some users. The frustrating messages:
- An error occurred while publishing file '/Web/Sites/Sites.rss'. Try publishing again later."
- "Publish Error. Can't create the file "nameoffile.png." The disk may be damaged or full, or you may not have sufficient access privileges."
and others have plagued all versions of the software, including the latest, 2.0.3. The publishing issues are especially prone to occur when posting to .Mac accounts.
We've covered a number of potential solutions for these error messages, including turning off "Allow Comments." Now MacFixIt reader Jon reports that simply shortening his .Mac account password has resulted in successful publishing. He writes:
"Turns out my .mac password was too long at 22 characters. Bringing it down to 16 fixed the long-standing problem of 'Could not publish to .mac.'"
Feedback? Late-breakers@macfixit.com.
Previous coverage:
- Fix for some iWeb publishing errors
- iWeb 2.0.3: Does not fix publishing issues, backup domain files
- iWeb 2.0.3 released: hopefully addresses lingering publishing bugs
I created a new, unmodified blog page on a new site. It published normally. I selected "allow comments", and published again. I got the error "Publish Error. There was an error updating .Mac". If I deselected "allow comments" the site would again publish normally. This problem was repeatable over several days and numerous attempts. At this point, I had a 20 char. dot mac password. I shortened it to 8 char. and tried again. The site now publishes normally regardless of the allow comments setting.
I suspect that there will be significant changes coming in about a week that could fix all this (July 11th, me.com). In the meantime, try a shorter password.