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Re: [cobalt-users] CGI trouble RaQ4

on 23/10/02 4:42, alan@ at alan@xxxxxxxxx mumbled something like:

> 
> From: "Ed48">
>> No matter what site or user CGI scripting seems to not work.
>> I did check the box for enabeling CGI scripting.
>> Here is the test script and the result.
>> 
>> #!/usr/bin/perl
>> 
>> print <<END_of_Multiline_Text;
>> Content-type: text/html
>> 
>> <HTML>
>> <HEAD>
>> <TITLE>Hello World</TITLE>
>> <BODY>
>> <H1>Greetings, Terrans!</H1>
>> </BODY>
>> </HTML>
>> 
>> END_of_Multiline_Text
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Here is the error message:
>> 
>> CGIWrap encountered an error while attempting to execute this script:
>> 
>> Error Message: Permission denied
>> Error Number: 13
>> This message usually indicates there is a problem with the script itself.
>> Often this indicates either that the #! line of the script is incorrect,
> or
>> the script was uploaded in binary mode instead of ascii mode. Check to
> make
>> sure that the script does not have control-M's at the end of every line.
>> That will prevent it from executing. An easy fix that takes care of this
>> most of the time is to put '#!/.../perl --' instead of '#!/.../perl' on
> the
>> first line of the script.
>> If you are not the owner of this script, please forward this error and the
>> URL that caused it to the script owner. That is often the component in the
>> URL right after /cgiwrap/.
> 
> 
> Hi,
> You might like to try the following :
> ########################################################
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> ##############
> 

<snip>

No No No

The #!/usr/bin/perl    must be the very first line.

The problem appears to be one of persmissions.  Try CHMODing it to 777 or at
least world-executable.


Blessings
Revd Leonard