Re: [cobalt-users] Formmail and telnet problems

["Farhan" <amit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I am new to this bit <snip>
> Then I uploaded a cgi script 'formmail.cgi'
> 
> This I know has worked before and I have checked for errors and it's
> fine. However when I do a form submission it says this:
> 
> CGIWrap encountered an error while attempting to execute this script:
> 
> Error Message: Permission denied
> Error Number: 13

Read the error it tells you EXACTLY what to do.

> 
> I had this error once before and I telnetted in and went to root user
> and did a chown 'admin formmail.cgi'
> 
> This has had no effect whatsoever.
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> 1)  Why do I have to always go in thru telnet and do a chown this is
> going to be quite annoying if I'm setting up a lot of virtual servers,
> plus I don't want my clients to telnet in!!

You do not have to chown it to the user just make sure the 
permissions are set right to excute it. chmod 755.

> 2)  Any ideas why it doesn't work at all

yes make sure its chmoded to 755 and do what it tells you to do in 
the error.

> Thank you
> 
> Adam Smith

NP
Amit
http://www.mooncalf.co.uk

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