apache problem

[sheevm]

Hi,

Does anyone know why we are getting this error?

cmhed003 # chatr +s enable /opt/hpws/apache/bin/apachectl

chatr(error): chatr cannot recognize file type of file /opt/hpws/apache/bin/apachectl


HPUX 11.23

Thanks

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Because apachectl is not a binary executable file; it is a shell script.

[spex]

Hello,

Did you mean to operate on '/opt/hpws/apache/bin/httpd' instead?

$ file /opt/hpws/apache/bin/apachectl
/opt/hpws/apache/bin/apachectl: commands text
$ file /opt/hpws/apache/bin/httpd
/opt/hpws/apache/bin/httpd: PA-RISC1.1 shared executable dynamically linked -not stripped


PCS

[Rasheed Tamton]

Hi,

chatr +s enable (executable)

It should be an exe and apachectl is a script which calls the exe /opt/hpws/apache/bin/httpd

See the envvars-std (default environment variables for apachectl) for SHLIB_PATH issues.

Regards.

[sheevm]

Hi All,

Thanks for the response.

We made sure that SHLIB_PATH variable is set for the sahred libraries.

executed the following command:

chatr +s enable /opt/hpws/apache/bin/httpd

We get this error

chatr(error): cannot open file for writing: httpd

we are executing this coomand as non-root user.

The dir/files has full permission to the "user" and the "group"

Thanks

[Dave Hutton]

By chance is the file being used?
Assuming you are correct in the fact the user other then root has the privilages to do so.

[Dennis Handly]

>chatr(error): cannot open file for writing: httpd
>we are executing this coomand as non-root user.

If you are not root, either the executable is busy as Dave says, or you need to be the owner and do:
$ chmod u+w httpd
$ chatr +s enable httpd
$ chatr u-w httpd