[freeside] signup.cgi errors

[Kenny Elliott]

Thanks everyone.

The problem was that the apache suid was not functioning correctly.
Running the apache server as user freeside corrected the problem.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ivan [mailto:ivan at 420.am]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 1:06 AM
> To: ivan-freeside at sisd.com
> Subject: Re: [freeside] signup.cgi errors
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 09:34:48AM -0500, Kenny Elliott wrote:
> > > There's no promise that the CVS version will even run,
> let alone do
> > > everything correctly.  If you're not doing development
> or debugging, stick
> > > with the released version.
> >
> > I also tried the signup.cgi from the stable release with
> the same results.
> >
> > > > I have perl 5.6 installed with apache 1.3.12 and
> mysql 3.23.16.
> > > >
> > > > I am running the freeside scripts using apache's suexec.
> > >
> > > signup.cgi is not part of the normal Freeside scripts.
> It should run on
> > > a separate machine.  Hopefully you're doing that.  :)
> >
> > no, I am running them on the same machine. This is not a
> production
> > environment I'm simply tring to test the software at this point.
>
> Well, if you're going to run it on the same machine for
> testing purposes,
> you'll need to use a separate iteration of Apache.
>
> Your problem stems from running signup.cgi using a suEXEC
> Apache server.
> Don't do that.
>
>
> > > > Everything seems to run fine except the signup.cgi.
> The signup server is
> > > > running but when I attempt to go to the signup.cgi vi a web
> > > browser I get an
> > > > "Internal Server Error" and the log shows a
> "Premature end of script
> > > > headers" error.
> > >
> > > Did you run fs_signup_server on the freeside machine,
> and verify that
> > > fs_signupd is running on the external web server?
> >
> > fs_signup_server starts without any complaints and a
> quick look at the
> > running processes shows that it ssh'd in and ran
> /usr/local/sbin/fs_signupd
> >
> > > Without the complete exact error message you receive, I
> am probably unable
> > > to assist you.  Kindly post a comprehensive and
> accurate description of
> > > your problem.  Thanks.
> >
> > a snipit of the error log shows..
> >
> > [Thu Jun  1 10:08:24 2000] [error] [client 204.1.69.58]
> Premature end of
> > script headers: /usr/local/freeside/htdocs/signup/signup.cgi
> > [Thu Jun  1 10:08:25 2000] [error] [client 204.1.69.58]
> Premature end of
> > script headers: /usr/local/freeside/htdocs/signup/signup.cgi
> > [Thu Jun  1 10:15:08 2000] [error] [client 204.1.69.58]
> Premature end of
> > script headers: /usr/local/freeside/htdocs/signup/signup.cgi
> > [Thu Jun  1 10:15:10 2000] [error] [client 204.1.69.58]
> Premature end of
> > script headers: /usr/local/freeside/htdocs/signup/signup.cgi
> > [Thu Jun  1 10:15:11 2000] [error] [client 204.1.69.58]
> Premature end of
> > script headers: /usr/local/freeside/htdocs/signup/signup.cgi
> > [Thu Jun  1 10:20:39 2000] [error] [client 204.1.69.58]
> Premature end of
> > script headers: /usr/local/freeside/htdocs/signup/signup.cgi
> > [Thu Jun  1 10:20:41 2000] [error] [client 204.1.69.58]
> Premature end of
> > script headers: /usr/local/freeside/htdocs/signup/signup.cgi
> >
> >
>
> --
> meow
> _ivan
>