Error when I click edit theme > design configuration

[corey_bryant]

This is the error I am seeing in my var report log:

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\/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/framework\/ObjectManager\/Factory\/Dynamic\/Developer.php(48): Magento\\Framework\\ObjectManager\\Definition\\Runtime->getParameters('Magento\\\\Theme\\\\M...')\n#6 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/framework\/ObjectManager\/ObjectManager.php(56): Magento\\Framework\\ObjectManager\\Factory\\Dynamic\\Developer->create('Magento\\\\Theme\\\\M...', Array)\n#7 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/module-theme\/Model\/Design\/BackendModelFactory.php(91): Magento\\Framework\\ObjectManager\\ObjectManager->create('Magento\\\\Theme\\\\M...', Array)\n#8 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/module-theme\/Model\/Design\/BackendModelFactory.php(103): Magento\\Theme\\Model\\Design\\BackendModelFactory->getNewBackendModel('Magento\\\\Theme\\\\M...', Array)\n#9 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/module-theme\/Model\/Design\/Config\/ValueProcessor.php(43): 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\/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/module-theme\/Model\/Design\/Config\/DataProvider.php(85): Magento\\Theme\\Model\\Design\\Config\\DataProvider\\MetadataLoader->getData()\n#15 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/framework\/ObjectManager\/Factory\/AbstractFactory.php(111): Magento\\Theme\\Model\\Design\\Config\\DataProvider->__construct('design_config_f...', 'scope', 'scope', Object(Magento\\Theme\\Model\\Design\\Config\\DataProvider\\DataLoader), Object(Magento\\Theme\\Model\\Design\\Config\\DataProvider\\MetadataLoader), Object(Magento\\Theme\\Model\\ResourceModel\\Design\\Config\\CollectionFactory), Array, Array)\n#16 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/framework\/ObjectManager\/Factory\/Dynamic\/Developer.php(66): Magento\\Framework\\ObjectManager\\Factory\\AbstractFactory->createObject('Magento\\\\Theme\\\\M...', Array)\n#17 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/framework\/ObjectManager\/ObjectManager.php(56): 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\/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/framework\/View\/Layout\/Builder.php(65): Magento\\Framework\\View\\Page\\Builder->generateLayoutBlocks()\n#36 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/framework\/View\/Layout.php(254): Magento\\Framework\\View\\Layout\\Builder->build()\n#37 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/framework\/View\/Layout.php(875): Magento\\Framework\\View\\Layout->build()\n#38 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/generated\/code\/Magento\/Framework\/View\/Layout\/Interceptor.php(414): Magento\\Framework\\View\\Layout->getBlock('menu')\n#39 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/vendor\/magento\/module-backend\/Model\/View\/Result\/Page.php(26): Magento\\Framework\\View\\Layout\\Interceptor->getBlock('menu')\n#40 \/home\/watchstudio\/public_html\/generated\/code\/Magento\/Backend\/Model\/View\/Result\/Page\/Interceptor.php(24): Magento\\Backend\\Model\\View\\Result\\Page->setActiveMenu('Magento_Theme::...')\n#41 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[Manthan Dave · Accepted solution]

You have issue with the permission of generated directory and error is also coming from generated directory . !!

You need to give write permission to few directories like , static,var,generated etc.

assuming Magento is installed in /var/www/html/magento2:

Run below command to give permission  :

cd /var/www/html/magento2 && find var vendor pub/static pub/media app/etc -type f -exec chmod g+w {} \; && find var vendor pub/static pub/media app/etc -type d -exec chmod g+w {} \; && chmod u+x bin/magento

After that - run below commands !!

php bin/magento setup:upgrade

php bin/magento setup:di:compile

php bin/magento cache:clean

php bin/magento cache:flush 

Here is the reference link for the write permission - http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.0/comp-mgr/trouble/cman/rc_perms.html

It will Works !!

[corey_bryant]

Thanks! I thought my permissions were correct because the installation went fine but after running the permissions commands everything is working as intended.

[Manthan Dave]

Glad to know that you have resolved your issue !! Happy to help and keep helping

[simon_naish]

Hi I read this thread and hoped it would help me also as I am getting the exact same error:

1 exception(s):
Exception #0 (RuntimeException): Can't create directory /home/level4productsco/public_html/generated/code/Magento/Theme/Model/Design/Backend/Exceptions/.
Class Magento\Theme\Model\Design\Backend\Exceptions\Interceptor generation error: The requested class did not generate properly, because the 'generated' directory permission is read-only. If --- after running the 'bin/magento setup:di:compile' CLI command when the 'generated' directory permission is set to write --- the requested class did not generate properly, then you must add the generated class object to the signature of the related construct method, only.

The thing is, my Magento 2.3 installation is in  user account on a VPS, so I am not 100% sure what folder to run that command on. The path you suggest does not exist on my installation. Could you give me any pointers please?

[ultrasoftw]

hi

I need help because i have found design in content not inactive