[mapserver-users] unable to access the map file

Mon Jun 29 16:00:09 EDT 2009

You don't need to create a daemon user.

I'm a bit confused. If the images are created in the temp folder that 
means that the web application can call mapserver, read and execute the 
mapfile. I suggest you delete the contents of your temp folder and try 
again.
Also, if it was working before and your network admin didn't change 
anything, you might have changed something in your mapfile?
Other suggestions
- Check in the Apache logs if you find something interesting
- Add this in the MAP section of your mapfiles. You can modify the path of 
the log file
  DEBUG 5 
  CONFIG MS_ERRORFILE "/ms4w/logs/mapserver.log"

Steve

Steve Toutant, M. Sc.
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"Suman Chatterjee" <schatterjee at addisontx.gov> 
29/06/2009 03:32 PM

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RE: [mapserver-users] unable to access the map file

Hi Steve,
Yes, It is running as a local system as found in the SERVICES. But in the 
httpd.conf file the following entry is also there: User daemon
        Group daemon
All the permissions have been given to the SYSTEM account . But there is 
no user like Daemon.
Now the problem is the application was working earlier. But all of a 
sudden it is not able to access the map file. So although the temporary 
images are getting generated in the temp folder but the mapserver is not 
able to read those.
So do I require to create a user ?daemon? or create a user ?Local System? 
. But a System account is already there.
Thanks
Suman 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve.Toutant at inspq.qc.ca [mailto:Steve.Toutant at inspq.qc.ca] 
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:17 PM
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Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] unable to access the map file

Suman, 
The Apache service is run as the local system user or another user defined 
in the Connexion properties of your Apache service. 
Once you know this user make sure he has the authorization to read the 
mapfile and the parent directories. 
Steve 

Steve Toutant, M. Sc.
Analyste en géomatique
Secteur environnement
Direction des risques biologiques, environnementaux et occupationnels
Institut national de santé publique du Québec
945, avenue Wolfe
Québec, Qc G1V 5B3 
Tél.: (418) 650-5115 #5281
Fax.: (418) 654-3144
steve.toutant at inspq.qc.ca
http://www.inspq.qc.ca 

"Suman Chatterjee" <schatterjee at addisontx.gov>@lists.osgeo.org 
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29/06/2009 01:01 PM 

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"Alan Boudreault" <aboudreault at mapgears.com> 
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RE: [mapserver-users] unable to access the map file

Hi Alan,
My map file cannot be read by the web application user. But how to
correct it? I am using IE 7. What is the user account for web
application user in case of Apache?
I am looking forward for your reply.
Thanks
Suman
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Boudreault [mailto:aboudreault at mapgears.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 10:22 AM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Cc: Suman Chatterjee
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] unable to access the map file

Hi,

If you are sure that the path is good, did you check the file
permissions? 
Does the mapfile can be read by your web application user ?

Alan

On June 29, 2009 11:13:04 am Suman Chatterjee wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have just started using mapserver. It was running well till last
week.
> The Itasca application was also running. But all of a sudden the
> application is not working. Although the maps are being created in the
> temp folder but it is not being displayed in the browser. I tried with
> typing
>
>
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:\ms4w\Apache\htdocs\mapserver
> demo\workshop\itasca.map&mode=map
>
>
>
> But it is displaying the error message
>
>
>
> msLoadMap(): Unable to access file.
> (C:\ms4w\Apache\htdocs\mapserverdemo\workshop\itasca.map).
>
>
>
> I tried by changing the backslash to forward slash in the path but I
am
> still getting the same error message.
>
>
>
> I don't know what is going wrong.
>
> Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated. I require to solve
> it urgently.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Suman
>
>
>
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