Errors running cgi program

**Mike S. Nowostawsky** · Jul 19 '05, 10:26 PM

Re: Errors running cgi program

Well, I tried copying everything to my main apache cgi-bin directory and
from there the programs DO run (so this has to be a setup problem in the
conf file or with htaccess or perhaps something else when it comes to the
/home/group3 /cgi-bin for a particular user setup). Still wondering what's
not complete there?

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Now, regarding running it from the main cgi-bin, the problem
I'm having there is accessing the PostGres database. I think I've setup the
correct user access to the database (I've added the group3 and apache users
to it) BUT when I try to open it I get a
"Internal error in server: could not access database"
error. Any idea why I might be missing to allow access to it? PostGres IS
running as a service.

My code to access the DB is:
***
PgDatabase conn ("host=localhos t dbname=group3") ;
if ( conn.Connection Bad() )
{
HTMLstream reply;
reply << "Internal error in server: could not access
database";
reply.send();
}
else
....
***

Thx for any suggestions!

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Mike S. Nowostawsky:
Email: mikenowo@sympat ico.ca, mikenowo@yahoo. ca
Home Page: http://www3.sympatico.ca/mikenowo/
Lachine (Montreal), Quebec, Canada

"Mike S. Nowostawsky" <mikenowo@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:nZrZb.1576 7$d34.1575432@n ews20.bellgloba l.com...[color=blue]
> I am getting this error when I try to run a program in my cgi-bin[/color]
directory[color=blue]
> (don't know what I'm still missing to make it work):
>
> ***
> Authentication required!
>
> This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the URL
> "/~group3/cgi-bin/ack.cgi". You either supplied the wrong credentials[/color]
(e.g.,[color=blue]
> bad password), or your browser doesn't understand how to supply the
> credentials required.
>
> In case you are allowed to request the document, please check your user-id
> and password and try again.
>
> If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster
>
> Error 401
> ***
>
> --
>
> As far as I know, I have the correct entries in my http.conf file and have
> created a .htaccess file and a .htpasswd file for access requirements (and
> both the directories and programs are allowing read/execute access to
> 'other').
>
> When I run the program from an html page (from a submit button) I get a
> popup window asking me to enter an ID and password (btw is this window
> supposed to come up? I thought the .htpasswd file was supposed to allow[/color]
for[color=blue]
> the apache user id to have access to programs in cgi-bin?). If I enter an
> entry in the .htpasswd file it just the window continues to popup
> indefinitely... if I cancel the window, then I get the 'Authentication
> required!' error (details below).
>
> ALSO, if I remove the .htaccess file from the cgi-bin dir I get these[/color]
errors[color=blue]
> (followed by the log errors):
>
> ***
> Server error!
>
> The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your
> request.
>
> Error message:
> Premature end of script headers: ack.cgi
>
> If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster
>
> Error 500
>
> ---
>
> suexec.log:
> [2004-02-19 17:59:50]: uid: (501/group3) gid: (501/501) cmd: ack.cgi
> [2004-02-19 17:59:50]: target uid/gid (501/501) mismatch with directory
> (0/0) or program (0/0)
> ***
>
> ---
> ---
>
> OTHER DETAILS:
>
> .htaccess contents (in dir with CGI programs):
> ----------------------------------------------
> AuthType Basic
> AuthUserFile /home/group3/.htpasswd
> AuthName "Secret"
> require valid-user
>
>
> .httpd.conf contents (re: the dir I have my cgi-bin programs in):
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> #~added for group3 project
> <Directory "/home/*/public_html/cgi-bin">
> AllowOverride All
> Options Includes ExecCGI
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
> <Directory "/home/group3/public_html/cgi-bin">
> AllowOverride All
> Options +ExecCGI
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory "/home/*/public_html">
> AllowOverride All
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
> #~~
>
>
> ---
> ---
>
>
> Any idea what might still be missing in my setup?
>
> Thx,
>
>
> _______________ ___
> l8r,
> M.
>
>
>[/color]

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