According to Sandeep Hulsandra: > Also, when I make an http request like this, > http://xxx.yyy.zzz/cgi-bin/htsearch?-c/var/search_engine/htdig/search-mysite > /conf/, > it does not seem to be reading from my configuration file > (/var/search_engine/htdig/search-mysite/conf/htdig.conf), as it gives me an > error saying "Unable to read word database file > '/var/search_engine/htdig/search-mysite/db/db.words.db' Did you run > htmerge?". My database directory is set in the configuartion file to be > '/var/search_engine/htdig/search-mysite/db_dir/' where all the database > files reside. > > When I run the htsearch as an http request without the -c option, it takes > the correct configuration file and does everything perfectly. > > Am I testing the security problem on my site in the wrong way?
The -c option specifies a configuration file, not a directory for config files, so you need to give the whole path to your config file, including the final "htdig.conf" component. -- Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/~grdetil Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba Phone: (204)789-3766 Winnipeg, MB R3E 3J7 (Canada) Fax: (204)789-3930 _______________________________________________ htdig-general mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with a subject of unsubscribe FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html
