Hi Jason, My guess would be that your problem isn't a CGI-specific one, but just a case of REBOL's standard security level settings. REBOL runs in a sandbox, and any attempt to access files outside of it causes a warning. See "Security Issues" in the Core Guide's "Operation" section here...
http://www.rebol.com/docs/core23/rebolcore-2.html for how to alter the security levels. Hope that puts you on the right track. Carl. On 05-Sep-02, Jason Cunliffe wrote: > "Rebol CGI Permissions 101" I guess.. I can now upload files happily > via http, using Andreas' multipart/form script. But still need help > understanding how basic file and directory permissions work from > rebol CGI. > Example: When I login and run my %testupdir.r script from the bash > shell it works OK: > ---------------------- > #!/home/rebol/rebol -cs > REBOL [] > print "Content-type: text/html^/^/" > message: "hello testing writing to a directory via cgi script" > append message rejoin [newline read %. " " now/time] > updir: %uploads/ > filename: %testupdir.txt > filepath: join updir filename > write filepath message ; does not work from CGI > ;write filename message ; works from CGI > quit > ---------------------- > Login and then running script manually from REBOL shell works too, > but I get security prompt: >>> now > == 4-Sep-2002/18:44:08-4:00 >>> do %testupdir.r > REBOL - Security Check: > Script requests permission to open a port for read/write on: > /web/turbulence/www/Works/trees/vanilla/uploads/testupdir.txt > Yes, allow all, no, or quit? (Y/A/N/Q) Y >>> read %uploads/testupdir.txt > == {hello testing writing to a directory via cgi script > 18:44:27longpath} > BUT, when I call it as CGI directly in a browser url, it returns > this error: > ** Access Error: Cannot open > /web/turbulence/www/Works/trees/vanilla/uploads/testupdir.txt ** > Where: do-boot ** Near: write filepath message > However, if I change script above instead to write into the current > directory, then its OK! > Q1: What do I need to do to so my script has permissions to run from > CGI and read/write into a subdirectory? > Q2: Why does it work ok as bash shell executable, but needs manual > confirmation in REBOL shell. > Q3: What options are there for controlling these permissions? Q4: > What checks can I run in rebol CGI scripts to check permission first > for directories > => create, read, or write > thanks > ./Jason -- Carl Read -- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, without the quotes.
