[cobalt-users] 777 directories for cgi-scripts [RaQ4]

[Christopher Simmons <cs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Call me mr frustrated.
After scouring the Cobalt infobase, the only answer for my problem seems
to be related to the server not allowing world-writable directories on
virtual sites.

This is the continuing saga of the textcounter script by Matt Wright
which has worked everywhere else since 1996, suddenly doesn't work on
the RaQ4 when I've installed it. The server is --apparently-- not
allowing the script to write to a 777 directory "counters" which causes
the SSI call to the counter on the page to give me a "can't increment
counter" error (because it can't create and overwrite the text counter
file in the counters folder, which must be set to world writable!). I
fixed the problem with not being able to see ".lock" file by modifying
the script to write a "_lock" file instead (stupid). But, it can't write
the file.

Is this due to cgi-wrapper, or?

Is the consensus that cgi-wrapper should be deactivated on the server,
server-wide?

I'm into my first week on this box, trying to move clients over from
another box which will die on the 30th, so I am stressed.

Anybody want to consult on this and some other topics?

HELP!

Christopher