UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.classic UBB.classic 6 Support can't find member_test.cgi

my server did some "great" upgrade to benefit my site,

well, my ubb went down, when i went to enter the control panel, it was back at initial setup, wanting to set up the paths, i assume it auto detects, because the new paths were titled different than the old paths

old path
/home/beefcake/beefcake-www/cgi-bin

new path
/home/beefcake/public_html/cgi-bin

all of the paths will set except the "members_test.cgi", if i remember right, it deletes once the board is set up, i went to my ubb directory on my hard drive, and uploaded it, just as i had to do when i transferred all my files to a new server with one of my other boards when i had the same problem, once i reuploaded the member test cgi on the other board, all was good.

i tried that on this board and it is not working, it keeps saying the file can't be found , and i am looking right at the file in the path it is trying to set it too, i'm lost

Should be easy enough; download vars_config.cgi and edit it to show the new paths; then re-upload it...

when i go to the control panel, now that the server has "upgraded" the control panel is at the configurations screen again, same as if you moved the board or upgraded.

it is autodecting all of the new paths, however, when i get to the members_test.cgi, it says it is not found, and i am looking right at the file

okay, went in and edited all of the paths,

this is what happens when i try to log into the board

Can't open 'MembersPath/memberslist.cgi'.

I was unable to find that file or directory. Please check the paths.

The exact error returned by the operating system is:
No such file or directory

ok, this is gonna be off the top of my head, but try this.

Find your admin file, note it's member number, along with the date it was registered

Now create a new text file in your Members folder, named perms_index.cgi

In it, add this
Add NUMBER in the form of 00000001 (but with the correct number. must be eight (8) digits long).
Replace DATE with the date I had you remember. Enter it in the form of 05-14-2003

Next, create memberslist.cgi

Add into it the following line
Replace loginname with the login name of the administrator account we've been referencing. Also, replace NUMBER with the member number, still in 8 digits.

Upload this file, as well as members_test.cgi and perms_index.cgi into the Members directory. Now when you go through the upgrading, you'll make it throught to login. Login with the account we've been working with, and run though the upgrade script. Then rebuild forum stats, and the search index, as well as the subscription index.

Once you've done this, you should have a perfectly working board

That won't help a bit, Ian.

If UBB lacks memberslist.cgi, then you haven't actually set the right path to your Members directory. (There can never not be a memberslist.cgi in any Members directory, ever, period.)

Once you have the paths right in vars_config, when you visit the control panel, you should *NOT* get put into initial setup mode (assuming that the flag in vars_config that mentions being in initial setup mode isn't set - it will be obvious if hand-editing vars_config).

<img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />oints up: thats what I said to do and he said it didn't work

okay, just checked permissions, and i didn't have them set at 777 on the members folder, so i changed that, went in to change permissions on the member_test.cgi file, when i changed the permissions, i got a 505 error message saying the file didn't exist, weird.

so, i upload the file agina, it uploads the new file but doesn't ask to overrite the old file, i delete the old file, change the permissions on the new file, i figure, everything will be great now,

still not finding the file, i am clueless, i know it says in the install instructions, if the members file can be moved "above" the root directory to do so, where exactly would that be?

is it possible that my member_test.cgi file is corrupted?

it says it's 90 bytes when i go to upload it, but everytime i upload it, it is only 90 bytes,

should i restore my old backup member files again?

i know the member_test is not in there though, doesn't that directory delete once you install or the paths are checked?

is this file supposed to be uploaded ascii or binary, i usually do ascii, but have tried both ways, and it cannot be found

i don't think the file should be any bigger than about 90 bytes - it consists of only one line, and it's not even code. The file simply exists to test that permissions are set properly on the Members directory...

CGI files are uploaded in ASCII, but I don't think that matters in this case, since it's not code.

You're right that the file is deleted by UBB once it's through with it...

What are permissions set to on the file?

If you're positive that everything's right, let's get you into a support ticket so we can check things out...

well, figured it out, when they upgraded my server, they transferred all of my files to a different ip address lol

so, i kept reuploading the member test file to the old server through my ftp,

they called me today and was like, i don't the file, i'm like, i'm looking at it, he said, do you have a copy in the old address, i was like whadya mean? lol so, it's all good now, thx for the help guys

You should inform your host that transplanting you to another server with minimal notice or information isn't really in the best interests of their clients. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />