Re: Creating a Custom Authenticator

Hi Adrian
i really appriciate you interest.
I have Provided "Read and write" Rights to Others and Squid to the
file test.txt.
I even tried by changing the path to /tmp/test.txt.
but its wirting nothing into that file :(
i am attaching the screenshot of the permission tab of the test.txt file.
waiting for your reply :) .

best regards,
mahesh g

On 5/27/07, Adrian Chadd <adrian@creative.net.au> wrote:
> On Sun, May 27, 2007, Mahesh Govindappa wrote:
> > hi Adrian Chadd
> > Thanks for your reply
> > when i execute file from terminal
> > ./first
> > its working perfect
> > when i am executing from the Squid its writing nothing into a txt file
> > i am attaching squid.conf file for your reference.
> > waiting for your reply
>
> I bet it doesn't have permissions for /etc/test.txt, try /tmp/something ..
>
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Mahesh G
> >
> > On 5/25/07, Adrian Chadd <adrian@creative.net.au> wrote:
> > >On Wed, May 23, 2007, Mahesh Govindappa wrote:
> > >
> > >> i wrote a simple program just for checking purpose.
> > >>
> > >> #include <stdio.h>
> > >> #include <string.h>
> > >>
> > >> int main()
> > >> {
> > >> char buf[8192];
> > >> fgets(buf, 256, stdin);
> > >> FILE *fp;
> > >> fp=fopen("/etc/test.txt", "w");
> > >> fprintf(fp,"%s", buf);
> > >> fclose(fp);
> > >> printf("OK\n");
> > >> }
> > >>
> > >> made it executable and run it and specified
> > >
> > >Its not enough; it needs to be in a loop.
> > >Something like:
> > >
> > >int main()
> > >{
> > > /* Be explicit about the buffering semantics for stdin/stdout as
> > > Squid requires it to be line buffered */
> > > setlinebuf(stdin);
> > > setlinebuf(stdout);
> > >
> > > fp = fopen("/etc/test.txt, "w");
> > > if (!fp)
> > > perror("Couldn't open /etc/test.txt for writing\n");
> > > /* This isn't needed, but it makes debugging easier as you'll
> > > immediately see the lines as they're authenticated */
> > > if (fp)
> > > setlinebuf(fp);
> > > while (! feof(stdin)) {
> > > if (fgets(buf, 256, stdin) == NULL)
> > > break;
> > >
> > > printf("OK\n");
> > > if (fp)
> > > fprintf(fp, "%s", buf);
> > > }
> > > close(fp);
> > >}
> > >
> > >Might do it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Adrian
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Mahesh.G
>
>
>
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Best regards,
Mahesh.G