Well, I can think of a couple of suggestions:
1). Change the permissions on your /home/httpd/cgi-bin directory to allow
write access to all users. However, I would strongly recommend AGAINST this
unless this web server is on an intranet that you know is completely secure
and you trust all of the people who could access it. The reason is that you
are giving anyone the ability to write, delete, change files in that
directory.
Again, I don't recommend you do this unless you are absolutely sure. But if
you do decide to do this, simply login as root and type the following command:
chmod o+w /home/httpd/cgi-bin
2). You could change the path in your script to another directory on your
linux box that allows write permissions to everybody. That way, you could
pick a directory that you don't care if somebody blows it away.
That's the only two I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure some of
the gurus who patrol this list will have others!
Jamey.
On Wednesday 15 November 2000 11:28, you wrote:
> Thanks Jamey, I think you are correct...
> Now to see how to change that. :)
> regards
> -Tim
>
> Jamey Cribbs wrote:
> > Hi, Tim.
> >
> > I'm no Linux or Apache expert myself, but I would guess that it is a
> > permissions problem. Apache is executing your cgi script with the
> > permissions of user "nobody". I bet the directory /home/httpd/cgi-bin
> > does not allow write permissions for anyone but user "httpd". Therefore,
> > when your script attempts to create a file in this directory, it is
> > getting a permissions error.
> >
> > Just a guess.
> >
> > Jamey.
> >
> > On Tuesday 14 November 2000 22:32, you wrote:
> > > Hi:
> > > Am new to linux and apache.
> > > I am running the following script on through apache:
> > > ;====
> > > #!/usr/bin/rebol -cs
> > > REBOL[]
> > > print "Content-Type: text/html^/^/"
> > > debug-port: open/new/write make file! "test.txt"
> > > close debug-port
> > >
> > > running this from rebol command line as
> > > do %testcgi.r
> > > performs without error message.
> > >
> > > Running this as a cgi script ie.
> > > http://localhost/cgi-bin/testcgi.r
> > >
> > > returns the following error message from rebol:
> > > ** Access Error: Cannot open /home/httpd/cgi-bin/test.txt.
> > > ** Where: debug-port: open/new/write make file! "test.txt"
> > >
> > > subsitituting
> > > write %test.txt "line one"
> > >
> > > returns the following error message from rebol:
> > > ** Access Error: Cannot open /home/httpd/cgi-bin/test.txt.
> > > ** Where: write %test.txt "line one"
> > >
> > > I'm guessing I need to do something with the apache configuration.
> > > Does anyone know what needs to be done?
> > > TIA
> > > -Tim
> >
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