Error Message for PermissionsEx: [PermissionsEx] Enabling PermissionsEx v1.23.4 [16:13:55 INFO]: [Pe

This is the error message I keep receiving:
[PermissionsEx] Enabling PermissionsEx v1.2
3.4 [16:13:55 INFO]: [PermissionsEx] Initializing file backend [16:13:55 ERROR]: [PermissionsEx]
========== UNABLE TO LOAD PERMISSIONS BACKEND =========
Your configuration must be fixed before PEX will enable Details: Error loading permissions file!
=======================================================

Can someone please look over my config file to see what I did wrong? I'm very new to this so the help would be greatly appreciated.

This is the permissions.yml file:

Code:

groups:
  Guest:
    options:
      default: true
      rank: '9'=
      weight: '20'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
   Novice:
    options:
      rank-ladder: '12'
      prefix: '&3[Novice]&3'
      weight: '19'
      rank: '175'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Apprentice:
    options:
      prefix: '&5[Apprentice]&5'
      weight: '17'
      rank: '150'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Member:
    options:
      prefix: '&9[Member]&9'
      weight: '16'
      rank: '125'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Master:
    options:
      prefix: '&B[Master]&B'
      weight: '15'
      rank: '100'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Elite:
    options:
      prefix: '&D[Elite]&D'
      weight: '14'
      rank: '75'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Legend:
    options:
      prefix: '&A[Legend]&A'
      weight: '13'
      rank: '50'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Moderator:
    options:
      prefix: '&E[Mod]&E   -'
      weight: '12'
      rank: '25'
    permissions:
    - permissions*
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - essentials.socialspy
    - essentials.kick
    - essentials.ban
    - essentials.banreason
    - essentials.invsee
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
    - autorank.check.others
    - autorank.set
    - essentials.fly
  Owner:
    options:
      prefix: '&1[Owner]&1'
      weight: '11'
      rank: '1'
    Permissions:
    - '*'
    - essentials.afk
    - essentials.afk.kickexempt
    - essentials.afk.others
    - essentials.antioch
    - essentials.back
    - essentials.keepxp
    - essentials.backup
    - essentials.back.ondeath
    - essentials.balance
    - essentials.balance.others
    - essentials.balancetop
    - essentials.ban
    - essentials.ban.exempt
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.ban.notify
    - essentials.ban.offline
    - essentials.banip
    - essentials.bigtree
    - essentials.break
    - essentials.break.bedrock
    - essentials.broadcast
    - essentials.burn
    - essentials.clearinventory
    - essentials.clearinventory.others
    - essentials.compass
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.delhome.others
    - essentials.deljail
    - essentials.delwarp
    - essentials.depth
    - essentials.eco
    - essentials.eco.loan
    - essentials.enchant
    - essentials.enchant.[enchantmentname]
    - essentials.essentials
    - essentials.exp
    - essentials.exp.give
    - essentials.exp.give.others
    - essentials.exp.others
    - essentials.exp.set
    - essentials.exp.set.others
    - essentials.ext
    - essentials.feed
    - essentials.feed.others
    - essentials.fireball
    - essentials.fly
    - essentials.fly.others
    - essentials.gamemode
    - essentials.gamemode.others
    - essentials.gc
    - essentials.getpos
    - essentials.getpos.others
    - essentials.list.hidden
    - essentials.give
    - essentials.give.item-<itemname>
    - essentials.give.item-[itemid]
    - essentials.give.item-all
    - essentials.itemspawn.exempt
    - essentials.oversizedstacks
    - essentials.god
    - essentials.god.others
    - essentials.hat
    - essentials.heal
    - essentials.heal.cooldown.bypass
    - essentials.heal.others
     -essentials.help
    - essentials.help.[pluginname]
    - essentials.helpop
    - essentials.helpop.receive
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.home.others
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.ignore
    - essentials.info
    - essentials.invsee
    - essentials.invsee.modify
    - essentials.invsee.preventmodify
    - essentials.item
    - essentials.itemspawn.exempt
    - essentials.itemspawn.item-[itemid]
    - essentials.itemspawn.item-[itemname]
    - essentials.itemspawn.item-all
    - essentials.oversizedstacks
    - essentials.itemdb
    - essentials.jails
    - essentials.jump
    - essentials.kick
    - essentials.kick.exempt
    - essentials.kick.notify
    - essentials.kickall
    - essentials.kill
    - essentials.kill.force
    - essentials.killall
    - essentials.kit
    - essentials.kit.*
    - essentials.kit.[kitname]
    - essentials.kit.others
    - essentials.lightning
    - essentials.lightning.others
    - essentials.list
    - essentials.list.hidden
    - essentials.mail
    - essentials.mail.send
    - essentials.me
    - essentials.more
    - essentials.oversizedstacks
    - essentials.motd
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.msg.color
    - essentials.msg.format
    - essentials.msg.magic
    - essentials.msg.url
    - essentials.mute
    - essentials.mute.exempt
    - essentials.near
    - essentials.nick
    - essentials.nick.color
    - essentials.nick.format
    - essentials.nick.magic
    - essentials.nick.others
    - essentials.build
    - essentials.chat.color
    - essentials.chat.format
    - essentials.chat.magic
    - essentials.chat.question
    - essentials.chat.shout
    - essentials.chat.spy
    - essentials.chat.url
    - essentials.geoip.hide
    - essentials.geoip.show
    - essentials.joinfullserver
    - essentials.nocommandcost.[command]
    - essentials.nocommandcost.all
    - essentials.protect
    - essentials.protect.admin
    - essentials.protect.alerts
    - essentials.protect.alerts.notrigger
    - essentials.protect.damage.contact
    - essentials.protect.damage.creeper
    - essentials.protect.damage.disable
    - essentials.protect.damage.drowning
    - essentials.protect.damage.fall
    - essentials.protect.damage.fire
    - essentials.protect.damage.fireball
    - essentials.protect.damage.lava
    - essentials.protect.damage.lightning
    - essentials.protect.damage.projectiles
    - essentials.protect.damage.suffocation
    - essentials.protect.damage.tnt
    - essentials.protect.entitytarget.bypass
    - essentials.protect.exemptbreak
    - essentials.protect.exemptplacement
    - essentials.protect.exemptusage
    - essentials.protect.ownerinfo
    - essentials.protect.pvp
    - essentials.pvpdelay.exempt
    - essentials.signs.break.balance
    - essentials.signs.break.buy
    - essentials.signs.break.disposal
    - essentials.signs.break.enchant
    - essentials.signs.break.free
    - essentials.signs.break.gamemode
    - essentials.signs.break.heal
    - essentials.signs.break.info
    - essentials.signs.break.kit
    - essentials.signs.break.mail
    - essentials.signs.break.protection
    - essentials.signs.break.repair
    - essentials.signs.break.sell
    - essentials.signs.break.spawnmob
    - essentials.signs.break.time
    - essentials.signs.break.trade
    - essentials.signs.break.warp
    - essentials.signs.break.weather
    - essentials.signs.color
    - essentials.signs.create.balance
    - essentials.signs.create.buy
    - essentials.signs.create.disposal
    - essentials.signs.create.enchant
    - essentials.signs.create.free
    - essentials.signs.create.gamemode
    - essentials.signs.create.heal
    - essentials.signs.create.info
    - essentials.signs.create.kit
    - essentials.signs.create.mail
    - essentials.signs.create.protection
    - essentials.signs.create.repair
    - essentials.signs.create.sell
    - essentials.signs.create.spawnmob
    - essentials.signs.create.time
    - essentials.signs.create.trade
    - essentials.signs.create.warp
    - essentials.signs.create.weather
    - essentials.signs.format
    - essentials.signs.magic
    - essentials.signs.protection.override
    - essentials.signs.trade.override
    - essentials.signs.use.balance
    - essentials.signs.use.buy
    - essentials.signs.use.disposal
    - essentials.signs.use.enchant
    - essentials.signs.use.free
    - essentials.signs.use.gamemode
    - essentials.signs.use.heal
    - essentials.signs.use.info
    - essentials.signs.use.kit
    - essentials.signs.use.mail
    - essentials.signs.use.protection
    - essentials.signs.use.repair
    - essentials.signs.use.sell
    - essentials.signs.use.spawnmob
    - essentials.signs.use.time
    - essentials.signs.use.trade
    - essentials.signs.use.warp
    - essentials.signs.use.weather
    - essentials.sleepingignored
    - essentials.nuke
    - essentials.pay
    - essentials.ping
    - essentials.powertool
    - essentials.powertool.append
    - essentials.powertooltoggle
    - essentials.ptime
    - essentials.ptime.others
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.msg.color
    - essentials.msg.format
    - essentials.msg.magic
    - essentials.msg.url
    - essentials.realname
    - essentials.remove
    - essentials.repair
    - essentials.repair.armor
    - essentials.repair.enchanted
    - essentials.rules
    - essentials.seen
    - essentials.seen.banreason
    - essentials.seen.extra
    - essentials.sell
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.sethome.multiple
    - essentials.sethome.multiple.[set]
    - essentials.sethome.multiple.unlimited
    - essentials.sethome.others
    - essentials.setjail
    - essentials.setspawn
    - essentials.setwarp
    - essentials.warp.overwrite.*
    - essentials.warp.overwrite.[warpname]
    - essentials.setworth
    - essentials.setxmpp
    - essentials.socialspy
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.spawner
    - essentials.spawner.*
    - essentials.spawner.[mob]
    - essentials.spawnmob
    - essentials.spawnmob.*
    - essentials.spawnmob.[mob]
    - essentials.sudo
    - essentials.sudo.exempt
    - essentials.suicide
    - essentials.tempban
    - essentials.tempban.exempt
    - essentials.tempban.offline
    - essentials.thunder
    - essentials.time
    - essentials.time.set
    - essentials.jail.exempt
    - essentials.togglejail
    - essentials.togglejail.offline
    - essentials.top
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tp.others
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpaall
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpahere
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpall
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.tphere
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.teleport.hidden
    - essentials.tpo
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.teleport.hidden
    - essentials.tpohere
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tppos
    - essentials.teleport.cooldown.bypass
    - essentials.teleport.hidden
    - essentials.teleport.timer.bypass
    - essentials.tptoggle
    - essentials.tree
    - essentials.unban
    - essentials.unbanip
    - essentials.unlimited
    - essentials.unlimited.item-[itemid]
    - essentials.unlimited.item-[itemname]
    - essentials.unlimited.item-all
    - essentials.unlimited.item-bucket
    - essentials.unlimited.others
    - essentials.list.hidden
    - essentials.teleport.hidden
    - essentials.vanish
    - essentials.vanish.see
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.*
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - essentials.warp.otherplayers
    - essentials.weather
    - essentials.geoip.show
    - essentials.list.hidden
    - essentials.whois
    - essentials.workbench
    - essentials.world
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.worth
    - essentials.xmpp
    - essentials.xmppspy
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
    - autorank.set
    - autorank.checkothers

 

Hi there!

It appears you have an indentation error / error with your YML file.

I've gone ahead below and fixed indentation errors. Next time you can use a tool to ensure that your YAML is valid. https://codebeautify.org/yaml-validator

Code:

groups:
  Guest:
    options:
      default: true
      rank: '9'=
      weight: '20'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Novice:
    options:
      rank-ladder: '12'
      prefix: '&3[Novice]&3'
      weight: '19'
      rank: '175'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Apprentice:
    options:
      prefix: '&5[Apprentice]&5'
      weight: '17'
      rank: '150'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Member:
    options:
      prefix: '&9[Member]&9'
      weight: '16'
      rank: '125'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Master:
    options:
      prefix: '&B[Master]&B'
      weight: '15'
      rank: '100'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Elite:
    options:
      prefix: '&D[Elite]&D'
      weight: '14'
      rank: '75'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Legend:
    options:
      prefix: '&A[Legend]&A'
      weight: '13'
      rank: '50'
    permissions:
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
  Moderator:
    options:
      prefix: '&E[Mod]&E   -'
      weight: '12'
      rank: '25'
    permissions:
    - permissions*
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - essentials.socialspy
    - essentials.kick
    - essentials.ban
    - essentials.banreason
    - essentials.invsee
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
    - autorank.check.others
    - autorank.set
    - essentials.fly
  Owner:
    options:
      prefix: '&1[Owner]&1'
      weight: '11'
      rank: '1'
    Permissions:
    - '*'
    - essentials.afk
    - essentials.afk.kickexempt
    - essentials.afk.others
    - essentials.antioch
    - essentials.back
    - essentials.keepxp
    - essentials.backup
    - essentials.back.ondeath
    - essentials.balance
    - essentials.balance.others
    - essentials.balancetop
    - essentials.ban
    - essentials.ban.exempt
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.ban.notify
    - essentials.ban.offline
    - essentials.banip
    - essentials.bigtree
    - essentials.break
    - essentials.break.bedrock
    - essentials.broadcast
    - essentials.burn
    - essentials.clearinventory
    - essentials.clearinventory.others
    - essentials.compass
    - essentials.delhome
    - essentials.delhome.others
    - essentials.deljail
    - essentials.delwarp
    - essentials.depth
    - essentials.eco
    - essentials.eco.loan
    - essentials.enchant
    - essentials.enchant.[enchantmentname]
    - essentials.essentials
    - essentials.exp
    - essentials.exp.give
    - essentials.exp.give.others
    - essentials.exp.others
    - essentials.exp.set
    - essentials.exp.set.others
    - essentials.ext
    - essentials.feed
    - essentials.feed.others
    - essentials.fireball
    - essentials.fly
    - essentials.fly.others
    - essentials.gamemode
    - essentials.gamemode.others
    - essentials.gc
    - essentials.getpos
    - essentials.getpos.others
    - essentials.list.hidden
    - essentials.give
    - essentials.give.item-<itemname>
    - essentials.give.item-[itemid]
    - essentials.give.item-all
    - essentials.itemspawn.exempt
    - essentials.oversizedstacks
    - essentials.god
    - essentials.god.others
    - essentials.hat
    - essentials.heal
    - essentials.heal.cooldown.bypass
    - essentials.heal.others
    - essentials.help
    - essentials.help.[pluginname]
    - essentials.helpop
    - essentials.helpop.receive
    - essentials.home
    - essentials.home.others
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.ignore
    - essentials.info
    - essentials.invsee
    - essentials.invsee.modify
    - essentials.invsee.preventmodify
    - essentials.item
    - essentials.itemspawn.exempt
    - essentials.itemspawn.item-[itemid]
    - essentials.itemspawn.item-[itemname]
    - essentials.itemspawn.item-all
    - essentials.oversizedstacks
    - essentials.itemdb
    - essentials.jails
    - essentials.jump
    - essentials.kick
    - essentials.kick.exempt
    - essentials.kick.notify
    - essentials.kickall
    - essentials.kill
    - essentials.kill.force
    - essentials.killall
    - essentials.kit
    - essentials.kit.*
    - essentials.kit.[kitname]
    - essentials.kit.others
    - essentials.lightning
    - essentials.lightning.others
    - essentials.list
    - essentials.list.hidden
    - essentials.mail
    - essentials.mail.send
    - essentials.me
    - essentials.more
    - essentials.oversizedstacks
    - essentials.motd
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.msg.color
    - essentials.msg.format
    - essentials.msg.magic
    - essentials.msg.url
    - essentials.mute
    - essentials.mute.exempt
    - essentials.near
    - essentials.nick
    - essentials.nick.color
    - essentials.nick.format
    - essentials.nick.magic
    - essentials.nick.others
    - essentials.build
    - essentials.chat.color
    - essentials.chat.format
    - essentials.chat.magic
    - essentials.chat.question
    - essentials.chat.shout
    - essentials.chat.spy
    - essentials.chat.url
    - essentials.geoip.hide
    - essentials.geoip.show
    - essentials.joinfullserver
    - essentials.nocommandcost.[command]
    - essentials.nocommandcost.all
    - essentials.protect
    - essentials.protect.admin
    - essentials.protect.alerts
    - essentials.protect.alerts.notrigger
    - essentials.protect.damage.contact
    - essentials.protect.damage.creeper
    - essentials.protect.damage.disable
    - essentials.protect.damage.drowning
    - essentials.protect.damage.fall
    - essentials.protect.damage.fire
    - essentials.protect.damage.fireball
    - essentials.protect.damage.lava
    - essentials.protect.damage.lightning
    - essentials.protect.damage.projectiles
    - essentials.protect.damage.suffocation
    - essentials.protect.damage.tnt
    - essentials.protect.entitytarget.bypass
    - essentials.protect.exemptbreak
    - essentials.protect.exemptplacement
    - essentials.protect.exemptusage
    - essentials.protect.ownerinfo
    - essentials.protect.pvp
    - essentials.pvpdelay.exempt
    - essentials.signs.break.balance
    - essentials.signs.break.buy
    - essentials.signs.break.disposal
    - essentials.signs.break.enchant
    - essentials.signs.break.free
    - essentials.signs.break.gamemode
    - essentials.signs.break.heal
    - essentials.signs.break.info
    - essentials.signs.break.kit
    - essentials.signs.break.mail
    - essentials.signs.break.protection
    - essentials.signs.break.repair
    - essentials.signs.break.sell
    - essentials.signs.break.spawnmob
    - essentials.signs.break.time
    - essentials.signs.break.trade
    - essentials.signs.break.warp
    - essentials.signs.break.weather
    - essentials.signs.color
    - essentials.signs.create.balance
    - essentials.signs.create.buy
    - essentials.signs.create.disposal
    - essentials.signs.create.enchant
    - essentials.signs.create.free
    - essentials.signs.create.gamemode
    - essentials.signs.create.heal
    - essentials.signs.create.info
    - essentials.signs.create.kit
    - essentials.signs.create.mail
    - essentials.signs.create.protection
    - essentials.signs.create.repair
    - essentials.signs.create.sell
    - essentials.signs.create.spawnmob
    - essentials.signs.create.time
    - essentials.signs.create.trade
    - essentials.signs.create.warp
    - essentials.signs.create.weather
    - essentials.signs.format
    - essentials.signs.magic
    - essentials.signs.protection.override
    - essentials.signs.trade.override
    - essentials.signs.use.balance
    - essentials.signs.use.buy
    - essentials.signs.use.disposal
    - essentials.signs.use.enchant
    - essentials.signs.use.free
    - essentials.signs.use.gamemode
    - essentials.signs.use.heal
    - essentials.signs.use.info
    - essentials.signs.use.kit
    - essentials.signs.use.mail
    - essentials.signs.use.protection
    - essentials.signs.use.repair
    - essentials.signs.use.sell
    - essentials.signs.use.spawnmob
    - essentials.signs.use.time
    - essentials.signs.use.trade
    - essentials.signs.use.warp
    - essentials.signs.use.weather
    - essentials.sleepingignored
    - essentials.nuke
    - essentials.pay
    - essentials.ping
    - essentials.powertool
    - essentials.powertool.append
    - essentials.powertooltoggle
    - essentials.ptime
    - essentials.ptime.others
    - essentials.msg
    - essentials.msg.color
    - essentials.msg.format
    - essentials.msg.magic
    - essentials.msg.url
    - essentials.realname
    - essentials.remove
    - essentials.repair
    - essentials.repair.armor
    - essentials.repair.enchanted
    - essentials.rules
    - essentials.seen
    - essentials.seen.banreason
    - essentials.seen.extra
    - essentials.sell
    - essentials.sethome
    - essentials.sethome.multiple
    - essentials.sethome.multiple.[set]
    - essentials.sethome.multiple.unlimited
    - essentials.sethome.others
    - essentials.setjail
    - essentials.setspawn
    - essentials.setwarp
    - essentials.warp.overwrite.*
    - essentials.warp.overwrite.[warpname]
    - essentials.setworth
    - essentials.setxmpp
    - essentials.socialspy
    - essentials.spawn
    - essentials.spawner
    - essentials.spawner.*
    - essentials.spawner.[mob]
    - essentials.spawnmob
    - essentials.spawnmob.*
    - essentials.spawnmob.[mob]
    - essentials.sudo
    - essentials.sudo.exempt
    - essentials.suicide
    - essentials.tempban
    - essentials.tempban.exempt
    - essentials.tempban.offline
    - essentials.thunder
    - essentials.time
    - essentials.time.set
    - essentials.jail.exempt
    - essentials.togglejail
    - essentials.togglejail.offline
    - essentials.top
    - essentials.tp
    - essentials.tp.others
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpa
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpaall
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpaccept
    - essentials.tpahere
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpall
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tpdeny
    - essentials.tphere
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.teleport.hidden
    - essentials.tpo
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.teleport.hidden
    - essentials.tpohere
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.tppos
    - essentials.teleport.cooldown.bypass
    - essentials.teleport.hidden
    - essentials.teleport.timer.bypass
    - essentials.tptoggle
    - essentials.tree
    - essentials.unban
    - essentials.unbanip
    - essentials.unlimited
    - essentials.unlimited.item-[itemid]
    - essentials.unlimited.item-[itemname]
    - essentials.unlimited.item-all
    - essentials.unlimited.item-bucket
    - essentials.unlimited.others
    - essentials.list.hidden
    - essentials.teleport.hidden
    - essentials.vanish
    - essentials.vanish.see
    - essentials.warp
    - essentials.warp.*
    - essentials.warp.[warpname]
    - essentials.warp.list
    - essentials.warp.otherplayers
    - essentials.weather
    - essentials.geoip.show
    - essentials.list.hidden
    - essentials.whois
    - essentials.workbench
    - essentials.world
    - essentials.world.<worldname>
    - essentials.worth
    - essentials.xmpp
    - essentials.xmppspy
    - autorank.check
    - autorank.leaderboard
    - autorank.set
    - autorank.checkothers

 

I used the fixed configuration that you gave me (thank you btw!) but it doesn't seem to be working. I'm still getting the same error message.

 

This is the error message I keep receiving now:

Code:

[16:29:40 INFO]: [PermissionsEx] Enabling PermissionsEx v1.23.4
[16:29:40 INFO]: [PermissionsEx] Initializing file backend
[16:29:40 ERROR]: [PermissionsEx]
========== UNABLE TO LOAD PERMISSIONS BACKEND =========
Your configuration must be fixed before PEX will enable
Details: Error loading permissions file!
=======================================================
ru.tehkode.permissions.exceptions.PermissionBackendException: Error loading permissions file!
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.file.FileBackend.reload(FileBackend.java:321) ~[PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.file.FileBackend.<init>(FileBackend.java:120) ~[PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_162]
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_162]
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_162]
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_162]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.PermissionBackend.getBackend(PermissionBackend.java:392) ~[PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.PermissionBackend.getBackend(PermissionBackend.java:367) ~[PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.PermissionManager.createBackend(PermissionManager.java:624) ~[PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.PermissionManager.setBackend(PermissionManager.java:606) ~[PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.PermissionManager.initBackend(PermissionManager.java:693) ~[PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.PermissionManager.<init>(PermissionManager.java:67) ~[PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.bukkit.PermissionsEx.onEnable(PermissionsEx.java:175) [PermissionsEx-1.23.4.jar:?]
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:264) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:329) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:402) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_12_R1.CraftServer.enablePlugin(CraftServer.java:368) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_12_R1.CraftServer.enablePlugins(CraftServer.java:329) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_12_R1.MinecraftServer.t(MinecraftServer.java:412) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_12_R1.MinecraftServer.l(MinecraftServer.java:373) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_12_R1.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:328) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_12_R1.DedicatedServer.init(DedicatedServer.java:248) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_12_R1.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:522) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_162]
Caused by: org.bukkit.configuration.InvalidConfigurationException: while parsing a block mapping
in 'string', line 27, column 7:
          rank-ladder: '12'
          ^
expected <block end>, but found BlockMappingStart
in 'string', line 31, column 8:
           permissions:
           ^

        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadFromString(YamlConfiguration.java:55) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.file.FileConfig.loadFromString(FileConfig.java:68) ~[?:?]
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration.load(FileConfiguration.java:162) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration.load(FileConfiguration.java:130) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.file.FileConfig.load(FileConfig.java:38) ~[?:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.file.FileBackend.reload(FileBackend.java:309) ~[?:?]
        ... 23 more
Caused by: org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserException: while parsing a block mapping
in 'string', line 27, column 7:
          rank-ladder: '12'
          ^
expected <block end>, but found BlockMappingStart
in 'string', line 31, column 8:
           permissions:
           ^

        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl$ParseBlockMappingKey.produce(ParserImpl.java:571) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.peekEvent(ParserImpl.java:157) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.checkEvent(ParserImpl.java:147) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:227) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:154) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeValueNode(Composer.java:249) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingChildren(Composer.java:240) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:228) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:154) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeValueNode(Composer.java:249) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingChildren(Composer.java:240) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:228) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:154) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeValueNode(Composer.java:249) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingChildren(Composer.java:240) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:228) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:154) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeDocument(Composer.java:122) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.getSingleNode(Composer.java:105) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getSingleData(BaseConstructor.java:140) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.loadFromReader(Yaml.java:524) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.load(Yaml.java:437) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadFromString(YamlConfiguration.java:53) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.file.FileConfig.loadFromString(FileConfig.java:68) ~[?:?]
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration.load(FileConfiguration.java:162) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration.load(FileConfiguration.java:130) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Bukkit-809c399]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.file.FileConfig.load(FileConfig.java:38) ~[?:?]
        at ru.tehkode.permissions.backends.file.FileBackend.reload(FileBackend.java:309) ~[?:?]