need help with permissions please! :(

I know you probably read similar posts before, but permissions is not working for me.
i followed the installation instructions, and changed the name of the yml file in /plugins/permissions/ to world.yml (name of the map) and nothing worked - i then realised that the log said:

Code:

Server permissions file permissions.yml is empty, ignoring it
2011-08-02 18:53:26 [INFO] Done (0.122s)! For help, type "help" or "?"

so i looked for permissions.yml and it was in the root folder with the bukkit snapshot .jar
i copied the content of world.yml and then it gave me this:

Code:

2011-08-02 19:29:25 [WARNING] Server permissions file permissions.yml is not valid YAML: while parsing a block collection
 in "<reader>", line 33, column 13:
                - 'spawnlist.item'
                ^
expected <block end>, but found Scalar
 in "<reader>", line 39, column 16:
                - 'motd.motd.use'
                   ^

so i looked through the file and found an inverted comma missing

it now says:

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[Permissions] (Phoenix) was Initialized.
2011-08-02 19:49:23

which i would have assumed meant it worked but no such luck

this is the permissions.yml file:

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# System is no longer used, but may become used in the future
# Copies is for multiple-world support
#   Put the name of the world you wish for it to be a clone of, otherwise leave it empty.
#   If this file is for your default world (the one in server.properties) then you must
#   leave copies blank.
#  Example: copies: Derp    -  This will clone the permissions of the world Derp
#
# Make sure to rename this file to the name of the world that is in sever.properties under
# level-name.  So if it is level-name: world  then this should be world.yml and in the
# plugins/Permissions directory (ie. plugins/Permissions/world.yml)
#
# NOTE: Do not use tabs while editing this document.  Use only spaces.  A good way to avoid
# doing this is to use Notepad++ and replace the tab with 4 spaces.
plugin:
    permissions:
        system: default
        copies:
groups:
    Jailed:
        default: false
        info:
            prefix: ''
            suffix: ''
            build: false
    Default:
        default: true
        info:
            prefix: ''
            suffix: ''
            build: true
        inheritance:
        permissions:
            - 'spawnlist.item'
            - 'spawnlist.spawnlisted'
            - 'niftywarp.use.home'
            - 'niftywarp.use.homeset'
            - 'niftywarp.use.list'
            - 'niftywarp.use.warp'
            - 'motd.vtime.use'
            - 'motd.rules.use'
            - 'motd.motd.use'
            - 'chatstuff.privatemsg'
            - 'chatstuff.colorchat'
            - 'clearinventory.use'
            - 'kit.kit'
            - 'kit.tools'
            - 'kit.wool'
            - 'kit.rock'
    Moderator:
        default: false
        info:
            prefix: '&d'
            suffix: ''
            build: true
        inheritance:
            - Default
        permissions:
            - 'blockalarm.bypass.place'
            - 'blockalarm.bypass.craft'
            - 'blockalarm.bypass.bucket'
            - 'kit.*'
            - 'worldedit.superpick'
            - 'worldedit.superpickaxe'
    Admins:
        default: false
        info:
            prefix: '&c'
            suffix: ''
            build: true
        inheritance:
        permissions:
            - '*'
users:
    Wackymaky:
        group: Admins
        permissions:
    Bobodread:
        group: Admins
        permissions:
    Mansguiche:
        group: Moderator
        permissions:
##
# AntiBuild is included with this.  To disable a group from being able to build then
# set the build: flag to false (build: false).  If you want a group to be able to build
# then set it to true.
##
# Groups can contain inheritance.
#   To make a group inherit the permissions from another
#   group simply place the groups name in the "inheritance:" like so:
#
#   Example:
#       inheritance:
#           - Default
##
#   All permissions including the asterisks must be placed in single quotes.
#   like so:
#
#       - 'foo.bar'
#
#   Otherwise errors will happen!
##
#   Globalized Permission settings:
#
#       If a permission contains periods (.) you can denote a globalized parameter:
#
#           - 'foo.*'
#
#       This will allow you to use all general commands.
#
##
#   Single Asterisk denotes all commands:
#
#       - '*'
#   If you give a group this permissions, do not have the group inherit any permissions
#   from other groups.  Any users assigned to this group should NOT be given any additional
#   permissions either.
##
#   To exempt a node use the - prefix like so:
#       - '-foo.bar'
##
#   prefix: and suffix: do not do anything on their own.  You need another outside plugin
#   such as iChat or HeroChat in order for these to do anything.
##
# Users denote which users are included in which group.
# TheNo1Yeti is in the Admin group
# Herpina is a member of the Moderator group but also has access
# to the herp.derp permissions
# Derpina is a member of the admin group but does not have access
# to the derp.derp permission node
# Users can also have a prefix and suffix as seen with Herpina
##

i put myself as moderator and de-opped so that i could test it and none of the nodes seem to be working.
i then put myself as default and turned build to false but i could still build

sorrry for the essay - i wanted to put as much info as pos so we dont have to keep going back and forth.

any help would be much apreciated. thanks

never mind - a friend of mine thinks he knows how to fix it.
ignore post

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

Thats good but also update to 3.1.6 the version your working with is old

 

Would you say permissions 2.7 is old? and what are the cons?

 

Things dont work well, also muktiworld support issues.

 

I agree but permissions 2x is working great for my server also we have all the plugins we ever needed o: