[ic] IC 4.8.5 on YDL 2.2, continued problems...

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On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 11:14:40AM -0700, Mark Jaffe wrote:
> On 7/14/02 10:50, "Ed LaFrance" <edl@newmediaems.com> wrote:
> 
> > At 10:42 AM 7/14/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >> On 7/14/02 10:11, "Ed LaFrance" <edl@newmediaems.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> At 09:35 AM 7/14/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >>>> Following a suggestion from a while back, I recreated a new catalog and
> >>>> restarted the IC server. The message I see on the browser is
> >>>> 
> >>>> "Forbidden
> >>>> 
> >>>> You don't have permission to access /geminicat.cgi/index.html on this
> >>>> server."
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Looking at the Apache error log, it shows this:
> >>>> 
> >>>> [Sun Jul 14 09:21:46 2002] [error] [client 64.255.68.42] Options ExecCGI
> >>>> is off in this directory: /usr2/sites/Gemini/geminicat.cgi
> >>>> 
> >>>> But if I look into the Apache config file, I have indeed set that option
> >>>> (even though the directory mentioned IS NOT A REAL DIRECTORY!!)
> >>>> 
> >>>>     <Directory "/usr2/sites/Gemini/geminicat.cgi">
> >>>>        AllowOverride None
> >>>>         Options ExecCGI
> >>>>         Order allow,deny
> >>>>         Allow from all
> >>>>     </Directory>
> >>>> 
> >>>> Why am I having so many problems? Is anyone else running IC on YDL?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Mark
> >>> 
> >>> /usr2/sites/Gemini/geminicat.cgi is not a directory, it is a file. try
> >>> changing that path to /usr2/sites/Gemini and restart Apache.
> >>> 
> >>> - Ed L.
> >>> 
> >>> P.S.: I have one client running YD linux in PowerMacs, I can assure you
> >>> that IC will work in that environment, and furthermore I did not find the
> >>> setup to be noticeably different than on any other linux system I have
> >>> worked with.
> >>> 
> >>> - Ed L.
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> I did that. Now I get this error:
> >> 
> >> Not Found
> >> 
> >> The requested URL /geminicat.cgi/index.html was not found on this server.
> > 
> > I'd guess that either: a) the permissions are wrong (should be 755) on
> > geminicat.cgi, or b) there is no file named geminicat.cgi in that path.
> > 
> > - Ed L.
> > 
> 
> Ed,
> 
> OK, let me get this straight; I ran the makecat script. It created a page I
> can view, which has a link to the catalog. When I click that link, I am
> logging into a page which does not exist?
> 
> The Apache error log has a path it tells me is not found. The path shows a
> file (geminicat.cgi) masking as a directory /geminicat.cgi/index.html so I
> can't get the permissions right.
> 
> How is it that someone else has gotten this to work? I am no stranger to
> CGI, Apache, Perl, etc. I should be able to get this to work, yet obstacles
> continue to impede me and the client for whom I am setting up the store is
> wondering when he can start to sell things.
> 
> Sorry to be dense, but what could be the cause of this?

um, FBCAK?

"File masking as a directory"?  It is possible to confuse anyone
that knows what they are doing, yes.  :-)  Include relevant log
and ls -lR of the directories with your vlink.


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