Internal Server Error problem

[Blackhat]

Hi!

I was uploading a cgi script called "finger" I did everything that was in the install file and I uploaded the files as text/ascii and I've chmoded the files properly, but still I get an 505 Internal Server Error. Anyone know what I might have forgotten to do ?

Thanks in advance
blackhat

[jason]

Check that the line at the top of the file has the correct path. If the script is perl, use #!/usr/bin/perl. If its python, use #!/usr/bin/python.

--Jason

[Blackhat]

Thanks, but that line is correct

[jason]

Could you post the code or a link to where you got it from? It could be a missing newline in the code or something...

--Jason

[apgraham]

1. connect to your site by SSH.
2. Navigate to the directory where your script is located.
3. do "ls -l" to verify the permissions are 755.
3. run "perl -c ./finger.cgi" or finger.pl, however your script is named. this will check the syntax of your script without actually running it. if you get anything other than "syntax OK" you have a problem in the code.
You may also find a hint in your error log although it'll probably just say "premature end to script headers" meaning your script crashed.