fileProGI under Windows -- KB2922229

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Sheesh.  Sounds almost as bad as SELinux, where (by default profile) CGI
scripts under Apache cannot write files to anywhere but /tmp, no matter the
actual file ownerships and modes.

SELinux is always the first casualty on a fresh install of mine.  Financial
institutions and government organisations with -extreme- security needs are
the only ones who really actually need it, IMHO.  It's more of a hinderance
than help.

mark->

On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 02:03:17PM -0400, Kenneth Brody thus spoke:
> It appears that a recent Microsoft update -- KB2922229 -- has added a 
> "security fix" which prevents fileProGI from running .bat files in some 
> circumstances.  It does not appear to have had any effect on text-mode filePro.
> 
>      https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-019
> 
> If your sysadmin allows it, you can back out that update.  However, I 
> understand that not everyone can or wants to do so.
> 
> As a workaround for now, you need to set "PFTMP=." in GI's default.cfg file. 
>   (Note that this will cause filePro to write temp files to the current 
> directory.  You can set "startdir=" in the default.cfg file to a temp 
> directory if desired.)
> 
> Also, if you explicitly execute any .bat files from a menu, you will need to 
> add "cmd /c" in front of the batch filename.
> 
> Finally, if you have "startcmd=" set to run a batch file, you will also need 
> to add "cmd /c" in front of the batch filename.
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody
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