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[Larry G. <Li...@IS...>]

Hi,

I hope I am posting this question to the correct list!  I have been trying
to work on a couple of problems I am having with the squidguard (third
party) module.  I have resolved all but one problem.  Creating the blacklist
db files.  Below is the subroutine from squidguard-lib.pl which is called
from enable_blacklist.cgi to create a new db file from the blacklist.  For
some reason I just can't create the db file if executed from the enable CGI
script via miniserv.  However, if I simulate the subroutine via a Perl
script from the command line, it works.  You will be able to see that I have
echoed the command to a text file just to make sure variables are being
passed correctly, which they are.

#----------------------------
# squidguard-lib.pl
# rebuild_db($file)
# Rebuild the dbfile $file with squidguard -C
sub rebuild_db {
  my $bin = &get_binary_path();
  &terror('lib_nobin') if (! -x $bin);

  if (-e $_[0]) {
    `echo "$bin -C $_[0]" > /var/lib/squidguard/blacklists/ads/xxx.txt`;
    &backquote_logged("$bin -C $_[0] 2>&1 </dev/null");
    &webmin_log('rebuild', 'dbfile', $_[0]);
    &sgchown($_[0]);
    &sgchown("$_[0].db");
  }

  if (! -e $_[0]) {
    `echo "$bin -C $_[0]" > /var/lib/squidguard/blacklists/ads/yyy.txt`;
  }

  &reload_squid();
}
#----------------------------

I am just getting burnt-out on this one.  Anyone have any ideas why I can
make this work via the Perl script/command line but not via CGI/miniserv?

Thanks for any help!

--
Larry Gilson