Provide a more descriptive error message

closes #6771
pulp · Jun 19, 2020 · d7163c3 · d7163c3
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diff --git a/CHANGES/6771.bugfix b/CHANGES/6771.bugfix
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+Added a more descriptive error message that is shown when CONTENT_ORIGIN is not properly configured
diff --git a/pulpcore/app/settings.py b/pulpcore/app/settings.py
@@ -230,4 +230,10 @@
 try:
     CONTENT_ORIGIN
 except NameError:
-    raise ImproperlyConfigured(_("You must specify the CONTENT_ORIGIN setting."))
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured(
+        _(
+            "CONTENT_ORIGIN is a required setting but it was not configured. This may be caused "
+            "by invalid read permissions of the settings file. Note that CONTENT_ORIGIN is set by "
+            "the installer automatically."
+        )
+    )