setiathome port: Can't open file temp.sah

[Kent Stewart]

Tomas Pluskal wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've installed the astro/setiathome port, but when I run it (using
> "rc.d/setiathome.sh register" or just "setiathome -login"), it fails to
> work:
> 
> Welcome to SETI at home.
> We use your email address to identify you.
> Please type:
>     1 to set up a new account (first-time users);
>     2 to log into an existing account (returning users).
> Your choice (1 or 2): 2
> Email address: plusik at pohoda.cz
> Can't open file temp.sah
> If you need help or have questions,
> please check the FAQ at http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu.
> Please type:
>     1 to set up a new account (first-time users);
>     2 to log into an existing account (returning users).
> 
> It always says "Can't open file temp.sah" and asks again for account
> setup. It's not filesystem/rights problem, it does even when run as root.
> 
> I don't have a public IP (10.0.0...) and I am connected to internet via
> NAT, but I believe it doesn't matter (internet communication works OK, and
> setiathome is AFAIK using only http).

That doesn't matter either. I use a 192... convention.

It has to be a permission problem. I generate about 25 wu's a day on 
FreeBSD machines and have no problems. Make sure your directory 
permissions are consistant with your user access rights.

I created a user called seti and I get into trouble when I do 
something as root because seti can't modify files created by root.

Kent

> 
> I've tried to run strace on it, but it was not very helpful:
> ...
> connect(4, {sin_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(80),
> sin_addr=inet_addr("66.28.250.122")}}, 16) = 0
> close(4)                                = 0
> write(1, "Can\'t open file temp.sah\n", 25Can't open file temp.sah
> ) = 25
> write(1, "If you need help or have questio"..., 96If you need help or have
> questions,
> please check the FAQ at http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu.
> ) = 96
> write(1, "Please type:\n    1 to set up a n"..., 142Please type:
>     1 to set up a new account (first-time users);
>     2 to log into an existing account (returning users).
> Your choice (1 or 2): ) = 142
> read(0,
> ...
> 
> My system is 4.7-STABLE, few weeks old.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tomas Pluskal
> 
> 
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