1. Web server log: can't create error message file: ex.err
- Posted by dukester Dec 06, 2010
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Anybody know why this is happening?
I've "aliased" /cgi-bin/ to a directory in $HOME which is world writable, so EU should be able to write the file, but obviously something else is preventing it from doing so. Or is there a way to turn off writing ex.err?
Duke
2. Re: Web server log: can't create error message file: ex.err
- Posted by jeremy (admin) Dec 06, 2010
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Are you using 4.0 or 3.x? If 4.0, I would try (to make sure it's writing in the right location) is use man:std_error#crash_file. Set it to, say, /tmp/mywebapp.err to start with and see if it can write there. If so, I'll bet something isn't right with the permissions somewhere.
If 3.x, try making a ex.err file and doing chmod a+rwx ex.err. This is not for production use, nothing should ever be world writable. It's merely a step to determine what the actual problem is.
Jeremy
3. Re: Web server log: can't create error message file: ex.err
- Posted by dukester Dec 06, 2010
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I'm using V3.1.1
I "touch"ed an ex.err file, and chmod like you suggested. It's logging errors now thanks!
Much obliged!
Merry Christmas! everybody...
Duke
4. Re: Web server log: can't create error message file: ex.err
- Posted by jeremy (admin) Dec 06, 2010
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Ok. If this is the case, then I would do:
## ug+xxx shown for clarity $ chmod ug+rw,ug-x,o-rwx ex.err $ chown my_username:www-data ex.err
and see if it works still. Also remove the a+rwx from the directory. It may be easier to get things to work that way but opens you up to all sorts of security holes.
Jeremy
5. Re: Web server log: can't create error message file: ex.err
- Posted by mattlewis (admin) Dec 07, 2010
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Are you using 4.0 or 3.x? If 4.0, I would try (to make sure it's writing in the right location) is use man:std_error#crash_file. Set it to, say, /tmp/mywebapp.err to start with and see if it can write there. If so, I'll bet something isn't right with the permissions somewhere.
You can use crash_file with 3.1, too.
Matt
6. Re: Web server log: can't create error message file: ex.err
- Posted by dukester Dec 07, 2010
- 1359 views
Ok. If this is the case, then I would do:
## ug+xxx shown for clarity $ chmod ug+rw,ug-x,o-rwx ex.err $ chown my_username:www-data ex.err
and see if it works still. Also remove the a+rwx from the directory. It may be easier to get things to work that way but opens you up to all sorts of security holes.
Jeremy
OK! I'll give it a shot! Thanks...
Duke
7. Re: Web server log: can't create error message file: ex.err
- Posted by dukester Dec 07, 2010
- 1399 views
Are you using 4.0 or 3.x? If 4.0, I would try (to make sure it's writing in the right location) is use man:std_error#crash_file. Set it to, say, /tmp/mywebapp.err to start with and see if it can write there. If so, I'll bet something isn't right with the permissions somewhere.
You can use crash_file with 3.1, too.
Matt
Noted!
Duke
