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dbm write fails from cgi.

Using Perl on Rehat 6.1, I've made a dbm file template which I can work with through the standard dbmopen command. If I use the same functions through CGI, however, I get an error "store returned -1, error number 13".

For Example

dbmopen(%template, "/path/template", 0666) || die;
print $template{"foo"}; #returns value in both cases
$template{"foo"} = "bar"; #fails if performed as a cgi script
dbmclose(%template);

Any ideas why this should happen?

guadalupe

Not really sure but as soon as you talk abouit a difference between command line and browser there is the issue of permissions. Remeber that when you run a perl script from the command line it inherits the permissions of the user running it but when you run it from a browser it takes the permission of a predefined user which is set in your server configuration. Try runnig this script from both the command line and your browser to see the difference in user.

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n";

print "Effective User is: $>\n";

print "Real User is: $<\n";

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BoB

ASKER

mode 0666 should give everyone rw access to the file. That should easily cover the server user unless I need to allow execute access as well.

ventolin

example:
if your dbm file is owned by root and the permissions aren't set for others to read it, mode 0666 for dbm won't mean a thing-the cgi will not open the file.

BoB

ASKER

You're right, I'm wrong. Seems that's typical for beginner programmers. :) Thanks guadalupe for your input.