[cgiwrap-users] RE: RaQ2

[Neulinger, N. R. <nn...@um...>]

You need to see exactly where the script is running from (what is the
current working directory when it runs) and exactly what uid+gid+auxgroups
it is running as, and what the permissions of the CWD are. 

This is NOT a problem with my software, it's a problem with their
customization of it and how they have it installed.

-- Nathan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Guthrie [mailto:ra...@we...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:37 PM
> To: Neulinger, Nathan R.
> Subject: RE: RaQ2
> 
> 
> When CGIs are run through the browser, the user is httpd.  I 
> logged in via
> httpd via the command line, and the script runs just fine 
> when I execute it
> (creates the directory).  But it's when I try to execute the 
> script via the
> browser that causes the trouble.
> 
> Thanks!
> Ray.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neulinger, Nathan R. [mailto:nn...@um...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:39 AM
> To: 'Ray Guthrie'
> Subject: RE: RaQ2
> 
> 
> You need to determine what environment cobalt has configured. 
> They are not
> running my cgiwrap. They are running some customized version 
> of theirs that
> does not behave the same.
> 
> I'd suggest capturing the output of the 'id' command executed 
> within the
> cgi, and see who you are running as, and then also see what 
> directory you
> are in, and see if the perms are appropriate.
> 
> -- Nathan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Guthrie [mailto:ra...@we...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:06 PM
> To: nn...@um...
> Subject: RaQ2
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> After calling Cobalt Services, and Calling my co-location for 
> help, and with
> no luck, I was hoping that you would be able to help me.
> 
> I have a small PERL script on one of my sites which looks like this:
> 
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> 
> mkdir('./testdir2', 0755);
> 
> print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
> print "Done!";
> 
> The problem is when I run this script from the command line, 
> it works just
> fine, and creates the appropriate directory.  But if I try to 
> run it via the
> browser, the script executes (no errors) but it does not create the
> directory.
> 
> No that I think of it, I think that I do not have any file 
> permissions for
> CGI scripts. (Creating new files, deleting files, renaming 
> files, etc.)
> 
> I was talking with a Cobalt tech last night (12 AM - 4AM), 
> and he said that
> it must be something to do with the permissions of the CGI 
> Wrap, that it
> gives to CGI scripts.
> 
> To solve this problem, ultimately, I would rather leave CGI 
> Wrap enabled,
> and just be able to write files and directories.  I would 
> like to know if I
> can configure CGI wrap to allow this.
> 
> You can find the script at:
> http://www.webcustoms.com/cgi-bin/test.pl
> <http://www.webcustoms.com/cgi-bin/test.pl>
> 
> And the full path is:
> /home/sites/site2/web/cgi-bin/test.pl
> 
> Thanks!
> Ray.
>