From 8458bbb0eda57ad3a655c803e82755d6d38b7cf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jokob @NetAlertX" <96159884+jokob-sk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 03:26:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] FE: remove unused checkPermissions function and its call in
 settings

---
 front/php/server/util.php | 19 -------------------
 front/settings.php        |  2 --
 2 files changed, 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/front/php/server/util.php b/front/php/server/util.php
index 2663d8af..ba62f937 100755
--- a/front/php/server/util.php
+++ b/front/php/server/util.php
@@ -278,23 +278,4 @@ function encode_single_quotes ($val) {
   return $result;
 }
 
-// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function checkPermissions($files)
-{
-  foreach ($files as $file)
-  {
-
-    // // make sure the file ownership is correct
-    // chown($file, 'nginx');
-    // chgrp($file, 'www-data');
-
-    // check access to database
-    if(file_exists($file) != 1)
-    {
-      $message = "File '".$file."' not found or inaccessible. Correct file permissions, create one yourself or generate a new one in 'Settings' by clicking the 'Save' button.";
-      displayMessage($message, TRUE);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 ?>
diff --git a/front/settings.php b/front/settings.php
index 0bc0a8b2..173bf437 100755
--- a/front/settings.php
+++ b/front/settings.php
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ if (!file_exists($confPath) && file_exists('../config/app.conf')) {
     $confPath = '../config/app.conf';
 }
 
-checkPermissions([$dbPath, $confPath]);
-
 // get settings from the API json file
 
 // path to your JSON file