Bug#447156: browser says Unable to bring up wimslogd Permission denied
Hello Boud, I checked every permissions which are set by the package wims at post-install, from revision 3.62-9, they should match with the requirements you list there. I shall try to have this new revision uploaded soon. Boud Roukema a écrit : > On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Georges Khaznadar wrote: > >> Boud Roukema a écrit : >>> ANALYSIS: From the command line: >>> >>> as user wims: >>> cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims >>> outputs a correct html page. >>> >>> as user www-data, same command: >>> >>> cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims >>> outputs: >>> Status: 500 WIMS Internal Error >> >> The command ./wims, in this context, should be executed with the >> identity of the user wims, since the post-installation package is >> supposed to set the permission bit as stated below: > > salut Georges and the bug-tracker, > > i found some more chmod commands sufficient to make wims work > sufficiently correctly for me to copy/paste old classes, do some > appropriate mkdir/chown/chmod/cp operations on them and satisfy students' > needs. :) > > However, i suspect that the setup of user/group/suid and so on that i > have is not the one intended. Regarding the wims web-based management > functions, i'll reply independently to bug 447896 in order to not mess > up the bug tracking structure. > > > Here are the commands i found sufficient (in addition to my previous > comments): > > > chmod g+rx public_html/scripts/adm/ > > chmod g+rx bin chmod g+rx public_html/bin public_html/msg/ > chmod g+rx public_html/bases/d[io]c public_html/bases/sheet/ > public_html/bases/site/ public_html/bases/sys/ > > chmod g-x log/classes/.[hiw]* > > chmod g+w tmp/forall/ tmp/sessions/ > > # This was needed since otherwise the exercises have key information in > italian! > chmod g+rx public_html/modules/adm/sheet.??/ > chmod g+rx public_html/modules/adm/* > > > The group in each case is wims, which includes both wims and www-data. > > i hope this helps. i guess for testing (sorry, i'm unlikely to have much > time on any short time scale, but at least i'd like my feedback here to be > available), the best solution would be to create a chroot jail and install > etch from scratch there, then test the installation from aptitude. i'm not > a debian developer, so i'm only guessing here what would be best. > > > As to whether or not the bug is closed, it's hard to say. For me > personally, > the above and my previous list of chmod/chown commands are a hack, which is > not enough to close the bug. Maybe the bug severity could just be > downgraded. > > > In a moment i'll reply to the other bug report. > > bon courage > boud -- Georges KHAZNADAR et Jocelyne FOURNIER 22 rue des mouettes, 59240 Dunkerque France. Téléphone +33 (0)3 28 29 17 70 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#447156: browser says Unable to bring up wimslogd Permission denied
On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Georges Khaznadar wrote: Boud Roukema a écrit : ANALYSIS: From the command line: as user wims: cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims outputs a correct html page. as user www-data, same command: cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims outputs: Status: 500 WIMS Internal Error The command ./wims, in this context, should be executed with the identity of the user wims, since the post-installation package is supposed to set the permission bit as stated below: salut Georges and the bug-tracker, i found some more chmod commands sufficient to make wims work sufficiently correctly for me to copy/paste old classes, do some appropriate mkdir/chown/chmod/cp operations on them and satisfy students' needs. :) However, i suspect that the setup of user/group/suid and so on that i have is not the one intended. Regarding the wims web-based management functions, i'll reply independently to bug 447896 in order to not mess up the bug tracking structure. Here are the commands i found sufficient (in addition to my previous comments): chmod g+rx public_html/scripts/adm/ chmod g+rx bin chmod g+rx public_html/bin public_html/msg/ chmod g+rx public_html/bases/d[io]c public_html/bases/sheet/ public_html/bases/site/ public_html/bases/sys/ chmod g-x log/classes/.[hiw]* chmod g+w tmp/forall/ tmp/sessions/ # This was needed since otherwise the exercises have key information in italian! chmod g+rx public_html/modules/adm/sheet.??/ chmod g+rx public_html/modules/adm/* The group in each case is wims, which includes both wims and www-data. i hope this helps. i guess for testing (sorry, i'm unlikely to have much time on any short time scale, but at least i'd like my feedback here to be available), the best solution would be to create a chroot jail and install etch from scratch there, then test the installation from aptitude. i'm not a debian developer, so i'm only guessing here what would be best. As to whether or not the bug is closed, it's hard to say. For me personally, the above and my previous list of chmod/chown commands are a hack, which is not enough to close the bug. Maybe the bug severity could just be downgraded. In a moment i'll reply to the other bug report. bon courage boud
Bug#447156: browser says Unable to bring up wimslogd Permission denied
Boud Roukema a écrit :
> ANALYSIS:
>> From the command line:
>
> as user wims:
> cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims
> outputs a correct html page.
>
> as user www-data, same command:
>
> cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims
> outputs:
>
>> Status: 500 WIMS Internal Error
The command ./wims, in this context, should be executed with the
identity of the user wims, since the post-installation package is
supposed to set the permission bit as stated below:
$ ls -l /var/lib/wims/public_html/wims
-rwsr-sr-x 1 wims wims 266440 2007-10-20 06:16 /var/lib/wims/public_html/wims
The question should rather be : were the permissions correct for the file
/var/lib/wims/public_html/wims ?
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gk:~$ grep chmod /var/lib/dpkg/info/wims.postinst
chmod 700 $d
chmod 6755 $server
chown wims:wims $conffile; chmod 600 $conffile
chmod 6755 $lambdawrapper
chmod 6755 /var/lib/wims/public_html/bin/ch..root
gk:~$ grep "server=" /var/lib/dpkg/info/wims.postinst
server=/var/lib/wims/public_html/wims
webserver=${webserver%,}
webserver=${webserver%,}
---8<---
probably the postinst failed at some early stage, but you manually
installed something later and did not run again the configuration scripts?
Amitiés,Georges.
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Bug#447156: browser says Unable to bring up wimslogd Permission denied
On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Georges Khaznadar wrote: Hello Boud, the package wims_3.62-8 will be available shortly, which fixes this bug and many others. hi Georges, i think that this bug is not yet closed... And i have another one which seems to be independent so i'll file it independently. amities boud -- PROBLEM: i updated to wims-3.62-8 from debian.ofset.org i once again get: WIMS panick! Unable to bring up wimslogd. Permission denied ANALYSIS: From the command line: as user wims: cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims outputs a correct html page. as user www-data, same command: cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims outputs: Status: 500 WIMS Internal Error Cache-Control: no-cache Pragma: no-cache Content-type: text/plain WIMS panick! Unable to bring up wimslogd. Permission denied wims: Unable to bring up wimslogd. Permission denied i tried the following in the order below: /var/lib/wims# chmod g+rx bin chmod -R g+rw log/ chmod -R g+x log/account/ log/[cf]* log/modules/ log/referer # directories chmod g+rwx tmp/log/ # key step to solution After this last line, user www-data *was* able to correctly do cd /var/lib/wims/public_html/ && ./wims The web interface then gives: WIMS panick! cannot_create_session_directory Permission denied chmod g+w tmp/sessions/ pwd /var/lib/wims chmod g+rwx sessions/ # key step to solution This second problem is now resolved after this chmod. SUGGESTED SOLUTION: i don't have the time to check which chmods are necessary or optional among the above list - i would suggest just doing chmod g+rwx tmp/log/ # key step to solution chmod g+rwx sessions/ # key step to solution and then if there's a problem trying some of the others. -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#447156: browser says Unable to bring up wimslogd Permission denied
Hello Boud, the package wims_3.62-8 will be available shortly, which fixes this bug and many others. If you are in a hurry, you can find wims_3.62-7 at an unofficial repository: deb http://debian.ofset.org etch main It appears to have a single bug, which will be fixed in the next release, but this is worked around by making a "chown -R wims:wims /var/lib/wims/public_html" and making all pending configurations after the failed installation. Best regards, Georges. Boud Roukema a écrit : > Package: wims > Version: 3.60-6 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 4.0 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (500, 'stable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-686 > Locale: LANG=pl_PL.ISO-8859-2, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL.ISO-8859-2 > (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) > > Versions of packages wims depends on: > ii adduser 3.102Add and remove users and groups > ii apache 1.3.34-4.1 versatile, high-performance HTTP > s > ii chemeq 1.9 Parser for chemical formula and > eq > ii debconf [debconf-2. 1.5.11 Debian configuration management > sy > ii fortunes1:1.99.1-3 Data files containing fortune > cook > ii gnuplot 4.0.0-5 A command-line driven > interactive > ii imagemagick 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.14 Image manipulation programs > ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii libgd2-xpm 2.0.33-5.2 GD Graphics Library version 2 > ii maxima 5.10.0-6 A computer algebra system -- > base > ii octave 1:2.1.73-13 GNU Octave language for > numerical > ii octave2.0 [octave] 2.0.17-9 The GNU Octave language for > numeri > ii octave2.1 [octave] 1:2.1.73-13 GNU Octave language for > numerical > ii octave2.9 [octave] 2.9.9-8etch1 GNU Octave language for > numerical > ii pari-gp 2.3.1-2 PARI/GP Computer Algebra System > bi > ii tetex-bin 3.0-30 The teTeX programs > ii tetex-extra 3.0.dfsg.3-5etch1Additional TeX input files of > teTe > ii units-filter2.6-1Parser for expressions > concerning > ii wims-modules3.60-6 modules used by the WIMS server > > Versions of packages wims recommends: > ii gap 4r4p9-1Groups, Algorithms and > Programming > pn wims-extra (no description available) > ii yacas 1.0.57-2 Computer Algebra System > > -- debconf information: > * wims/reconfigure-webserver: apache > * wims/restart-webserver: true > > > > PROBLEM: > > Installing: installing wims-3.60-6 from debian etch, on a system with > a pre-existing wims-3.58 installed by hand gave an error message > regarding the pre-existence of the wims user and something about a > wims group being needed (i didn't record the exact message). i did: > addgroup wims && adduser wims wims > > IIRC, i then didaptitude install wims again. The installation > finished without errors (after about 10-15 minutes...) > > The problem: my browser at the page http://mydomain.com/wims gave the error > message: > > WIMS panick! Unable to bring up wimslogd. > Permission denied > > Eventually (after many, many hours, including reading src/log.c and > learning about sockets) i found that by doing some chown + chmod's > this problem was solved. My guess is that www-data (the apache user) > did not have the authorisation to create files and/or directories > in wims' area. > > > SUGGESTION: > > The debian package for wims should either > > * give the sysadmin some interactive hints about the possible need to >fix things with chmod && chown (it is not enough just to say that >the group wims must be created), or > > * a comment about this could be added to README.Debian, or > > * it should redo some chmod/chown-ing in the post-installation phase >in case the installation got stopped half-way and then continued as >happened in my case. > > > DETAILS: > > > DIAGNOSTICS: > > uname -a > Linux mydomain 2.6.18-5-686 #1 SMP Wed Oct 3 00:12:50 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux > > > dpkg -l |grep wims > ii wims 3.60-6 WWW > Interactive Mathematics Server (WIMS) > ii wims-modules 3.60-6 modules > used by the WIMS server > > > As shown above, this is still using apache-1.3. > > > grep wims /var/log/dpkg.log# local times :P > > 2007-10-18 03:56:04 install wims-modules 3.60-6 > 2007-10-18 03:56:04 status half-installed wims-modules 3.60-6 > 2007-10-18 03:56:14 status unpacked wims-modules 3.60-6
Bug#447156: browser says Unable to bring up wimslogd Permission denied
Package: wims Version: 3.60-6 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-686 Locale: LANG=pl_PL.ISO-8859-2, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL.ISO-8859-2 (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) Versions of packages wims depends on: ii adduser 3.102Add and remove users and groups ii apache 1.3.34-4.1 versatile, high-performance HTTP s ii chemeq 1.9 Parser for chemical formula and eq ii debconf [debconf-2. 1.5.11 Debian configuration management sy ii fortunes1:1.99.1-3 Data files containing fortune cook ii gnuplot 4.0.0-5 A command-line driven interactive ii imagemagick 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.14 Image manipulation programs ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgd2-xpm 2.0.33-5.2 GD Graphics Library version 2 ii maxima 5.10.0-6 A computer algebra system -- base ii octave 1:2.1.73-13 GNU Octave language for numerical ii octave2.0 [octave] 2.0.17-9 The GNU Octave language for numeri ii octave2.1 [octave] 1:2.1.73-13 GNU Octave language for numerical ii octave2.9 [octave] 2.9.9-8etch1 GNU Octave language for numerical ii pari-gp 2.3.1-2 PARI/GP Computer Algebra System bi ii tetex-bin 3.0-30 The teTeX programs ii tetex-extra 3.0.dfsg.3-5etch1Additional TeX input files of teTe ii units-filter2.6-1Parser for expressions concerning ii wims-modules3.60-6 modules used by the WIMS server Versions of packages wims recommends: ii gap 4r4p9-1Groups, Algorithms and Programming pn wims-extra (no description available) ii yacas 1.0.57-2 Computer Algebra System -- debconf information: * wims/reconfigure-webserver: apache * wims/restart-webserver: true PROBLEM: Installing: installing wims-3.60-6 from debian etch, on a system with a pre-existing wims-3.58 installed by hand gave an error message regarding the pre-existence of the wims user and something about a wims group being needed (i didn't record the exact message). i did: addgroup wims && adduser wims wims IIRC, i then didaptitude install wims again. The installation finished without errors (after about 10-15 minutes...) The problem: my browser at the page http://mydomain.com/wims gave the error message: WIMS panick! Unable to bring up wimslogd. Permission denied Eventually (after many, many hours, including reading src/log.c and learning about sockets) i found that by doing some chown + chmod's this problem was solved. My guess is that www-data (the apache user) did not have the authorisation to create files and/or directories in wims' area. SUGGESTION: The debian package for wims should either * give the sysadmin some interactive hints about the possible need to fix things with chmod && chown (it is not enough just to say that the group wims must be created), or * a comment about this could be added to README.Debian, or * it should redo some chmod/chown-ing in the post-installation phase in case the installation got stopped half-way and then continued as happened in my case. DETAILS: DIAGNOSTICS: uname -a Linux mydomain 2.6.18-5-686 #1 SMP Wed Oct 3 00:12:50 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux dpkg -l |grep wims ii wims 3.60-6 WWW Interactive Mathematics Server (WIMS) ii wims-modules 3.60-6 modules used by the WIMS server As shown above, this is still using apache-1.3. grep wims /var/log/dpkg.log# local times :P 2007-10-18 03:56:04 install wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:04 status half-installed wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:14 status unpacked wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:14 status unpacked wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:15 install wims 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:15 status half-installed wims 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:19 status unpacked wims 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:19 status unpacked wims 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:21 status unpacked wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:21 status half-configured wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:56:26 status half-configured wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 03:58:43 status half-configured wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 04:01:59 status installed wims-modules 3.60-6 2007-10-18 04:01:59 status unpacked wims 3.60-6 2007-10-18 04:01:59 status unpacked wims 3.60-6 2007-10-18 04:01:59 status half-configured wims 3.60-6 2007-10-18 04:17:25 status installed wims 3.60-6 grep "www-data\|wims" /etc/p
