>Number: 2809
>Category: mod_auth-any
>Synopsis: AuthDBMUserFile - Apache complains 'File not found'
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: apache
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: apache
>Arrival-Date: Fri Aug 7 08:00:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Organization:
apache
>Release: 1.3.1
>Environment:
FreeBSD 2.2.6
>Description:
Apache complains about DBM file not found.
The problem is not Apache. It is the gdbm library (1.7.3). Apache calls dbm_open
in gdbm which in turn adds the ".pag" and ".dir" extensions to the filename
before opening the file. The perl script (dbmmanage) included will work with the
file because Perl calls the other function in gdbm (which is gdbm_open).
>How-To-Repeat:
Compile Apache with mod_auth_dbm and try to access the file. The error_log
will show that Apache is not able to find the file.
>Fix:
1. Recompile gdbm library and comment out the ".pag" and ".dir" extensions.
2. Maybe Apache can call the actual function ( gdbm_open ) which gdbm itself
calls.
3. Make symbolic links to your dbm file eg.
ln -s mydbmfile mydbmfile.dir
ln -s mydbmfile mydbmfile.pag
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