| Problem | Symptom | Solution |
| When installing, some of the needed Perl modules have the word 'Error' next to them. | The needed Perl modules are more than likely not installed. | Install the needed Perl modules from the CPAN archive using the CPAN command interface.1 |
| When installing, an error message appears saying that none of the needed Perl modules for the database modules are installed. | The needed Perl module(s) (or the Perl module needed specifically for that certain database module) are more than likely not installed. | Install the needed Perl modules from the CPAN archive using the CPAN command interface. |
| When installing, an error message appears saying that some of the directories and files have invalid permissions set. | The directories and/or files have invalid permissions set. | Change the permissions on the directories and/or files so that are the correct permissions needed. |
| When installing, no database or presentation modules appear in the list of available database or presentation modules. | The modules weren't copied or were copied to the wrong directories. | Copy or move the database modules to the correct directory. |
| When installing, no languages appears in the languages selection list. | The language files weren't copied or were copied to the wrong location. | Copy or move the language files to the correct directory. |
| When starting Kiriwrite, a critical error message appears saying that the configuration file does not exist. | The configuration file has been deleted or the installation script wasn't run. | Run the installer script (again). |
| When starting Kiriwrite, a critical error message appears saying that the configuration file has invalid permissions set. | The configuration file has invalid permissions set. | Change the permissions on the configuration file so that it can be read. |
| When starting Kiriwrite, a critical error message appears saying that the database module does not exist. | The database module has been deleted or renamed. | Run the installer script (again). Check if the Modules and Modules/Database directory have the correct permissions set so that they can be read. |
| When starting Kiriwrite, a critical error message appears saying that the database module has invalid permissions set. | The database module has invalid permissions set. | Change the permissions on the database module so that they can be read (execute permissions not usually needed). |
| When starting Kiriwrite, a critical error message appears saying that the presentation module does not exist. | The presentation module has been deleted or renamed. | Run the installer script (again). Check if the Modules and Modules/Presentation directory have the correct permissions set so that they can be read. |
| When starting Kiriwrite, a critical error message appears saying that the presentation module has invalid permissions set. | The presentation module has invalid permissions set. | Change the permissions on the presentation module so that they can be read (execute permissions not usually needed). |
| When starting Kiriwrite, a critical error message appears saying that the language file does not exist. | The language file does not exist. | Run the installer script (again). Check if the lang directory has the correct permissions set so that they can be read. |
| When starting Kiriwrite, a critical error message appears saying that the language file has invalid permissions set. | The language file has invalid permissions set. | Change the permissions on the language file so that they can be read. |
| When viewing the list of databases, an error message appears saying that the permissions of the database directory is invalid. | The database directory has incorrect permissions set. | Set the correct permissions (read and write) on the database directory. |
| When viewing the template database, an error message appears saying the permissions of the template database is invalid. | The template database has invalid permissions set. | Set the correct permissions (read and write) on the template database. |
| When viewing the filter database, an error message appears saying that the permissions of the filter database is invalid. | The filter database has invalid permissions set. | Set the correct permissions (read and write) on the filter database. |
| When compiling the pages, an error message appears saying that the output directory has invalid permissions set. | The output directory has invalid permissions set. | Set the correct permissions (read and write) on the output directory. |
| When compiling the pages, certain pages do not change when the pages are edited. | The pages have invalid permissions set. | Set the correct permissions (read and write) on those pages which have invalid permissions set. |
| When compiling the pages, the template database has invalid permissions set. | The template database has invalid permissions set. | Set the correct permissions (read) on the template database. |
| When compiling the pages, the filter database has invalid permissions set. | The filter database has invalid permissions set. | Set the correct permissions (read) on the template database. |
| When saving the new settings, an error message appears saying that the configuration file has invalid permissions set. | The configuration file has invalid permissions set. | Set the correct permissions (read and write) on the configuration file and then change the permissions back to read-only after saving the new settings. |