Anyone have WebDB 2.0.5.6.1 Working?

Question

OK, I sorted out the installer problem (see my post "Found bug in
WEBDB 2.0.5.6.1 installer" on Aug 12, 1999). I even figured out
the vauge 'update the tnsnames.ora file with the TNS name alias
to your database'. (Turns out you need to make entries for
either WEBDB or WEBDB.world (I made one for each) which points to
the instance where WebDB is installed.)
My problem is that I can't get the web listner or the cgi to
actually work.
On the web listner front: I've tried running the web listener as
Oracle on 8080 and (after reinstalling WebDB) as root on port 80.
The management URLs (i.e.
http://www.mydomain.com:port/webdb/admin_/) seem to work fine.
Any attempt to connect to the web listner for the actual WebDB
results in a segfault.
When I try to use the cgi interface with Apache, I have similar
results -- with a slight twist. Again the management URLs come
up fine. When I try to connect to the WebDB, I get
authentication errors. Looking at the CGI logs, it doesn't look
like the authentication information is being passed correctly as
it shows "null" for the username and password. Hardcoding the
username and password, "WEBDB" and "WEBDB" respctively, into the
admin pages results in different behavior -- the CGI then
segfaults (like the web listener) with an error message about bad
headers.
----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----
( src/wwwd.c,810) Bound 'AllNames'
( src/wwwd.c,816) Bound 'HasDefault'
( src/wwwd.c,822) Bound 'CountOfTables'
( src/wwwd.c,828) Bound 'TableNames'
( src/wwwd.c,830) All Bound...
[Thu Aug 12 14:35:50 1999] [error] [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX]
malformed header from script. Bad header=Segmentation fault:
/home/httpd/cgi-bin/wdbcgiw
----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----
Has anyone actually managed to get WebDB 2.05.x running?
My system is a RH6.0 box with the latest RH errata. The database
is Oracle 8i (8.1.5.0.0), I've been able to connect to and manage
this instance from OEM on one of my NT boxes.
I tried installing WebDB from the webdb2_0_0528_tar.gz archive, I
have also tried installing the WebDB UNIX patch with no affect.
If you do have WebDB 2.0.x running on an RH6.0 box with O8i, I'd
really like to hear about it. I'm beginning to think that either
WebDB just doesn't work on Linux, or that the 2.0.5.6.1 is a bad
relase. I've seen others claim to have WebDB working, but my
posting was the first I'd seen on the installer problem. Is
there an older version that actually works? Any word on when 2.1
might be out?
Tom
STD Discaimer: All opinions are my own.
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Answer 1

Tom, first of all thanks for solving the installer problem (at
least I managed to install it). I'm running 8i on Mandrake 6.0
(which should be similar to your RH6 setup). I also have the same
problem with the listener (admin pages work, but segmentation
fault on accessing the database pages). I tried both the webdb
listener and the apache/cgi solution, but without success. What I
can assure you of, is that the problem is definitely the listener
itself (and not some error in the database packages): I bought
vmware and installed the NT webdb listener in a vmware virtual
machine accessing my linux 8i database on the same machine, and
that worked without any problem.
If you manage to get it working, can you send me a message? I
keep
trying myself to find some solution...
Regards,
Raf
Tom Webster (guest) wrote:
: OK, I sorted out the installer problem (see my post "Found bug
in
: WEBDB 2.0.5.6.1 installer" on Aug 12, 1999). I even figured out
: the vauge 'update the tnsnames.ora file with the TNS name alias
: to your database'. (Turns out you need to make entries for
: either WEBDB or WEBDB.world (I made one for each) which points
to
: the instance where WebDB is installed.)
: My problem is that I can't get the web listner or the cgi to
: actually work.
: On the web listner front: I've tried running the web listener as
: Oracle on 8080 and (after reinstalling WebDB) as root on port
80.
: The management URLs (i.e.
: http://www.mydomain.com:port/webdb/admin_/) seem to work fine.
: Any attempt to connect to the web listner for the actual WebDB
: results in a segfault.
: When I try to use the cgi interface with Apache, I have similar
: results -- with a slight twist. Again the management URLs come
: up fine. When I try to connect to the WebDB, I get
: authentication errors. Looking at the CGI logs, it doesn't look
: like the authentication information is being passed correctly as
: it shows "null" for the username and password. Hardcoding the
: username and password, "WEBDB" and "WEBDB" respctively, into the
: admin pages results in different behavior -- the CGI then
: segfaults (like the web listener) with an error message about
bad
: headers.
: ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----
: ( src/wwwd.c,810) Bound 'AllNames'
: ( src/wwwd.c,816) Bound 'HasDefault'
: ( src/wwwd.c,822) Bound 'CountOfTables'
: ( src/wwwd.c,828) Bound 'TableNames'
: ( src/wwwd.c,830) All Bound...
: [Thu Aug 12 14:35:50 1999] [error] [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX]
: malformed header from script. Bad header=Segmentation fault:
: /home/httpd/cgi-bin/wdbcgiw
: ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----- snip ----
: Has anyone actually managed to get WebDB 2.05.x running?
: My system is a RH6.0 box with the latest RH errata. The
database
: is Oracle 8i (8.1.5.0.0), I've been able to connect to and
manage
: this instance from OEM on one of my NT boxes.
: I tried installing WebDB from the webdb2_0_0528_tar.gz archive,
I
: have also tried installing the WebDB UNIX patch with no affect.
: If you do have WebDB 2.0.x running on an RH6.0 box with O8i, I'd
: really like to hear about it. I'm beginning to think that
either
: WebDB just doesn't work on Linux, or that the 2.0.5.6.1 is a bad
: relase. I've seen others claim to have WebDB working, but my
: posting was the first I'd seen on the installer problem. Is
: there an older version that actually works? Any word on when
2.1
: might be out?
: Tom
: STD Discaimer: All opinions are my own.
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