SID-00296: Can't register user on Windows

Status:	Unanswered	TWiki version:	4.3.1	Perl version:	5.8.1
Category:	CategoryRegistration	Server OS:	windows	Last update:	16 years ago

hi all, i installed the twiki 4.3 , configuration all went fine but wen i try to register it says Error registering user ManuMahendran There has been a problem adding your user id to the Password system.

and in the warninglog file i found "Registration failed: illegal characters in file name component Program Files of filename C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/cgi-bin/twiki/data/Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v at c:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/cgi-bin/twiki/lib/TWiki/Sandbox.pm line 156."

-- ManuMahendran - 2009-05-05

Discussion and Answer

I am not so familiar with TWiki install on Windows, but the spaces in the path might be the cause of the issue. Also, for security, I do not recommend to put the TWiki data and pub directory below the cgi-bin. Imagine if someone attaches a script and then executes it on the server!

I suggest to follow TWiki04x02WindowsInstallationGuide, or to install TWiki on a Linux VM using VMware on Windows.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-05-05

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-- PeterThoeny - 2009-07-05

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