Web UI layout periodically resets (WebUISettings.dat)

[mhlinder]

Please complete the following tasks.

• Web browser cache cleared
• Link provided to install script if applicable
• Not using broken rtinst install script
• Web browser, ruTorrent, PHP and OS version provided

Tell us about your environment

Web browser: Chrome 131.0.6778.205
ruTorrent: 5.1.5
PHP: 8.2.26
OS: Debian 12.8

Tell us how you installed ruTorrent

Copied tar contents to /var/www/html

Describe the bug

Periodically -- every few hours? -- the layout of rutorrent resets.

I can successfully change the layout (which columns are displayed), and it persists: if I refresh the page on desktop it stays the same, and if I access rutorrent from a different browser (eg mobile) it's correct.

However, at some point, the layout "reverts" / resets to the default state.

I have confirmed this by copying share/settings/WebUISettings.dat when the layout is "correct", and then copying it back in after the reset. This reverts to the correct layout.

I don't even know how to start debugging this, any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Steps to reproduce

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Expected behavior

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Additional context

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[stickz]

This is most likely a permissions issue, if WebUISettings are not saving on the web server.