Re: [cobalt-users] Formmail and telnet problems

["Adam Smith" <adam.smith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cheers,  amit and Hendrik,

That's sorted my problem out - I thought I had chmod to 755 obviously not.

Thanks again

Adam
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Farhan <amit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Adam Smith <adam.smith@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Formmail and telnet problems


> > 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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