[cgiwrap-users] RE: Help! CGIWrap problem.

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jing Chen [mailto:Jin...@ur...]
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 12:58 PM
> To: Nathan Neulinger
> Subject: Re: Help! CGIWrap problem.
> 
> 
> Thanks for your good points.
> I've checked the config file and passwd file, seems not 
> wrong with them. BTW, if cgiwrap running as nobody, how can 
> i verify wether it is running correct or not?
> 
> The problem is still there. So I narrow down to the apache 
> server configuration issues. Here is what in your message, 
> "You haven't set up a cgi directory. You have to install 
> cgiwrap in a ScriptAlias'ed cgi-bin directory." And here is 
> what I've done,
> 
> 1. in httpd.conf:
>  ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/server/apache/cgi-bin/"

That's fine. I don't think you need the quotes though.

> <Directory "/server/*/public_html/cgi-bin">
>     Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI
>     AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
>     AllowOverride Options
>    Order allow,deny
>     Allow from all
> </Directory>

You don't want to do that. You should not have execcgi permission enabled
for anything else on the server other than the central cgi-bin directory.

> 
> 2. when config cgiwrap, I use:
>    with-install-dir=/server/apache/cgi-bin
> 
> Would you give me some ideas?

Yes, follow the instructions I gave you in the last email and send me the
information I requested.

-- Nathan

> On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 17:55:39 -0500 Nathan Neulinger 
> <nn...@um...> wrote:
> > Jing Chen wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I have apache web server 3.12 running on IRIX 6.5, also
> > > CGIWRAP 3.6.4. Unfortunately, I've got stalled for several
> > > weeks since I want anyone on the system can run perl
> > > programs by themselves with CGIWRAP. Here's my questions:
> > > 
> > > 1. I configured CGIWRAP "with-httpd-user" with nobody, 
> > same > as the user of web server. But the output of 
> > "cgiwrapd" is > like this:
> > ... > Should I configure it with a different user?
> > 
> > That sure looks to me like the server is not running as 
> > nobody. You need to check and make sure that is who it's 
> > running as. Look for the 'User' line in the config. 
> > 
> > If that it truly correct, send me:
> > 
> > the output of configure, config.h, your httpd.conf file, 
> > and a 'ps -ef' output when the web server is running (an 
> > output that includes the userid).
> > 
> > Also, you may want to check to make sure that the uid of 
> > nobody in the password file is not duplicated. i.e. 
> > something like:
> > 
> > nofiles::32767:::::
> > nobody::32767:::::
> > 
> > That would cause the above problem, since when it goes to 
> > look up by uid, it would return nofiles instead.
> > 
> > > 2. When invoke the command like
> > > "http://server/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/user/perl.pl", it tells 
> > me > "Forbidden You don't have permission to access
> > > /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/user/perl.pl on this server." > I DO 
> > give 755 permission to all the needed files, as well > as 
> > the cgi-bin directory. What's the problem?
> > 
> > That is an apache configuration issue. You haven't set up a 
> > cgi directory. You have to install cgiwrap in a 
> > ScriptAlias'ed cgi-bin directory. 
> > 
> > > 
> > > 3. One more dumy question, after I install CGIWRAP, should
> > > I make some further steps before I restart the httpd? Like
> > > starting cgiwrapd? > 
> > > Hope I express to you all that is confusing me, and hope 
> > > you can understand it too. > 
> > > Thanks, > Jing CHEN
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > 
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> > Nathan Neulinger                       EMail:  nn...@um...
> > University of Missouri - Rolla         Phone: (573) 341-4841
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