Re: CGI problems

Thus spake Jon Martin ([email protected]):
> I've compiled fnord after defining the CGI var in httpd.c

> /* uncomment the following line to enable support for CGI */
> #define CGI

> but each time I call a CGI I get the "Gateway Broken or Unavailable." 
> error, which I understand from looking at the source is a http 502 error.

> Here is my run script in /etc/fnord

> #!/bin/sh
> cd /webroot
> exec tcpserver -l 0 192.168.60.1 80 fnord-cgi

Since your CGI is not a static binary but a script, you are probably
getting bitten by fnord's chroot.

You should be running fnord as non-root, anyway.  Try using -u with
tcpserver.  If it's running as non-root, chroot will fail, and your CGI
should work.

Felix