Re: [htdig] multiple databases/configs

[Jennifer Z. <we...@ca...>]

Sue enough, the conf file (second one) was corrupted.
Thanks!
Jen


On Aug 30, 2004, at 11:47 PM, Jim wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Jennifer Zelazny wrote:
>
>> Hello.  I have a need to have 2 different conf files and 2 separate 
>> databases with my  ht://Dig 3.1.6 install to keep my public and 
>> private sections of my web site separate.  In my first conf file, I 
>> have defined the database_dir: as /Volumes/www/htdig/db/public.
>>
>> I then run rundig and define the public conf file: 
>> /Volumes/www/htdig/bin/rundig -c 
>> /Volumes/www/htdig/conf/public_htdig.conf. This works as expected, 
>> all the db files go into the public folder defined in my public.conf 
>> file.
>>
>> When I go to run rundig to build the databases for the private side 
>> of the web site, with the database_dir:  
>> /Volumes/www/htdig/db/private, all the db files go into  
>> /Volumes/www/htdig/db/ and not  /Volumes/www/htdig/db/private like 
>> specified in my conf file.
>>
>> Any thoughts why this would work with the first and not the second?
>
> I would start by removing the config file you are using for the 
> private part of the site and replacing it with the public_htdig.conf 
> file that appears to be working. Then carefully edit the new copy, 
> making just those changes necessary for the private site. I suggest 
> this because it sounds like your config file for the private site 
> might have somehow been corrupted (e.g. a non-printing character or 
> syntax error that is causing
> causing problems with the parsing of the file).
>
> Also double and triple check your command line to ensure that you are
> passing the correct config file.
>
> Are you using the same copy of rundig for both cases? If not, carefully
> check the scripts to make sure that they are doing what you expect.
>
> Jim