help.

[steve]

I got tired of trying to figure out the patch, and did it manually. And it
works now!
If I can figure out how to make it work with Apache running as user
"nobody" instead of "freeside", I'll have it made!

Thanks for the help!!!
Steve


At 12:19 PM 10/14/98 +1000, you wrote:
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>
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>When I had to patch the files I had to do it manually.
>(make the changes by hand, not using patch)..
>
>Patch gave me the same errors your getting.
>
>Cya.
>
>On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, sysop wrote:
>>Well, that was a start....
>>
>>Is there a certian version of the CGI-modules to use? When i try to patch it
>>it says
>>patching file 'Base.pm'
>>Hunk #1 FAILED at 938.
>>1 out of 1 hunk FAILED.
>>
>>wrong version?
>>
>>when i try "patch patchfile" it just sits there. no activity. looking at the
>>patchfile, Base.pm is what we are patching so I specify "patch Base.pm
>>patchfile" that is when i get the FAILED message.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com>
>>To: sysop <sysop at etgs.com>
>>Cc: ivan-freeside at sisd.com <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
>>Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 6:04 PM
>>Subject: Re: help.
>>
>>
>>>The manpage for `patch' would be a good start.  :)
>>>
>>>You probably need to compile Perl with setuid/setgid emulation enabled.
>>>
>>>On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, sysop wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have this same problem with apache 1.3, I can run apache as freeside
>>and
>>>> it seems to function correctly. With the exception of the error caused by
>>>> not applying the patch to CGI-modules. Being a newbie at unix could
>>someone
>>>> point me in the direction of an example of how to patch this file. I have
>>>> configured sendmail for our domain and about 30 other domains so I am not
>>>> completely ignorant, but just not sure where to start on the patch thing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Steve
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com>
>>>> To: Bill Fumerola <billf at jade.chc-chimes.com>
>>>> Cc: tanto <tanto at cartel.cartel.org>; ivan-freeside at sisd.com
>>>> <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
>>>> Date: Monday, October 05, 1998 3:06 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >Apache 1.3 shouldn't be necessary, but I agree, it certainly isn't a bad
>>>> >idea.
>>>> >
>>>> >On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Bill Fumerola wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, tanto wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> > -rwsr-xr-x   1 freeside users        1572 Mar 23  1998 cust_pay.cgi
>>>> >> > -rwsr-xr-x   1 freeside users        3517 Jul  2 11:31 cust_pkg.cgi
>>>> >> > -rwsr-xr-x   1 freeside users        2916 Jul 12 22:18 part_pkg.cgi
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > As far as I know, that means that freeside owns them and they are
>>SUID
>>>> >> > freeside.  Anyone know how to get the httpd server (apache 1.2.6 I
>>>> >> > believe) to run the files as freeside?  From what I can tell.. they
>>>> should
>>>> >> > run as freeside right now.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Those should work exactly as you say, I'd check apache's documentation
>>>> >> (www.apache.org) about how it runs CGI's, but I might suggest also
>>>> >> updating to apache1.3
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> - bill fumerola [root/billf]@chc-chimes.com - computer horizons corp -
>>>> >> -  ph:(800)252.2421 x128 / bfumerol at computerhorizons.com - BF1560  -
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect
>>>> >> when taken in too large quantities" -Lord Dunsany
>>>> >>

>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >--
>>>> >Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com> - finger for PGP key
>>>> >Silicon Interactive Software Design - http://www.sisd.com/ -
>>888-670-SISD
>>>> >Open-source billing and administration for ISPs -
>>>> http://www.sisd.com/freeside
>>>> >20 4,16 * * * saytime # please don't be surprised if you find me
>>dreaming
>>>> too
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com> - finger for PGP key
>>>Silicon Interactive Software Design - http://www.sisd.com/ - 888-670-SISD
>>>Open-source billing and administration for ISPs -
>>http://www.sisd.com/freeside
>>>20 4,16 * * * saytime # please don't be surprised if you find me dreaming
>>too
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