Re: For some reason abiword.exe will not execute via command line called via PHP4.4/IIS 7/ Windows Server 2008

From: Kathiravelu Pradeeban <kk.pradeeban_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat Feb 26 2011 - 14:11:21 CET

Committed to trunk on revision 29579.
Thank you Alex for your contribution.

Regards,
Pradeeban.

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 9:47 AM, αΜΕΛΣ <eskaer_spamsink@ngs.ru> wrote:
> That's because of profile search algorithm in Windows version. The attached patch should improve handling of such cases by testing whether the directory is actually useful.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "J.M. Maurer" <uwog@uwog.net>
> Subject: Re: RESOLVED: RE: At my wit's end - For some reason abiword.exe will not execute via command line called via PHP4.4/IIS 7/ Windows Server 2008
>
>>
>> On Fri, 2010-11-26 at 06:45 -0500, El Shami, Hesham wrote:
>>> Success.
>>>
>>> I used sysinternals' procmon to identify what was stiking, šand found out that abiword needed write access to šc:\windows\system32\config\systemprofile
>>>
>>> I achieved this by allowing nt authority\network service full access to this location.
>>>
>>> Here's the entry from procmon that shed light:
>>>
>>> 09:33.3 AbiWord.exe 1764 CreateFile C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile ACCESS DENIED Desired Access: Read Data/List Directory, Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a
>>
>> Hmm, weird. I don't see why we should need access that that directory.
>> Maybe we ship a dependency that needs it.
>>
>> Thanks for figuring it out!
>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-abiword-user@abisource.com [mailto:owner-abiword-user@abisource.com] On Behalf Of El Shami, Hesham
>>> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 5:55 AM
>>> To: Dominic Lachowicz; Martin Sevior
>>> Cc: abiword-user@abisource.com; abiword-dev
>>> Subject: RE: At my wit's end - For some reason abiword.exe will not execute via command line called via PHP4.4/IIS 7/ Windows Server 2008
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you Dominic,
>>>
>>> I tried that. Same problem.
>>> I've even run it without cmd (via shell run).
>>>
>>> In both cases I can see the process running via sysinternals' process explorer and can tell that it's parent process is w
>>>
>>> $command = "AbiWord.exe d:\\php44\\test.DOC --to=html --to-name=d:/testout/test.HTML";
>>> š š $WshShell = new COM("WScript.Shell");
>>> š š $oExec = $WshShell->Run($command, 0,true);
>>> š š echo $oExec;
>>> š š exit;
>>>
>>> This returns : -1073741819
>>>
>>> What gets me is that the same php code runs fine on my other server (win2003).
>>>
>>> In addition on the offended server (whichi is server 2008), the application event log shows error:
>>>
>>> Log Name: š š šApplication
>>> Source: š š š šApplication Error
>>> Date: š š š š š11/26/2010 5:29:53 AM
>>> Event ID: š š š1000
>>> Task Category: (100)
>>> Level: š š š š Error
>>> Keywords: š š šClassic
>>> User: š š š š šN/A
>>> Computer: š š šserver.domain
>>> Description:
>>> Faulting application AbiWord.exe, version 2.6.4.0, time stamp 0x487bbcbb, faulting module AbiWord.exe, version 2.6.4.0, time stamp 0x487bbcbb, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00282918, process id 0xb6c, application start time 0x01cb8d54dcba910b.
>>> Event Xml:
>>> <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
>>> š <System>
>>> š š <Provider Name="Application Error" />
>>> š š <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
>>> š š <Level>2</Level>
>>> š š <Task>100</Task>
>>> š š <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
>>> š š <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-11-26T10:29:53.000Z" />
>>> š š <EventRecordID>6959</EventRecordID>
>>> š š <Channel>Application</Channel>
>>> š š <Computer>server.domain</Computer>
>>> š š <Security />
>>> š </System>
>>> š <EventData>
>>> š š <Data>AbiWord.exe</Data>
>>> š š <Data>2.6.4.0</Data>
>>> š š <Data>487bbcbb</Data>
>>> š š <Data>AbiWord.exe</Data>
>>> š š <Data>2.6.4.0</Data>
>>> š š <Data>487bbcbb</Data>
>>> š š <Data>c0000005</Data>
>>> š š <Data>00282918</Data>
>>> š š <Data>b6c</Data>
>>> š š <Data>01cb8d54dcba910b</Data>
>>> š </EventData>
>>> </Event>
>>>
>>> I did some snooping around and looks like access violation of some kind, I just can't figure what.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Dominic Lachowicz [mailto:domlachowicz@gmail.com]
>>> Subject: Re: At my wit's end - For some reason abiword.exe will not execute via command line called via PHP4.4/IIS 7/ Windows Server 2008
>>>
>>> If I remember correctly, AbiWord on Windows detaches itself from the calling command console. Instead of calling AbiWord directly, invoke it via 'cmd /wait abiword arguments'. Give that a shot, and let me know if it works.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Martin Sevior <msevior@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hi Hersam,
>>> >
>>> > I'm forwarding your problem to the abiword development list. Sorry I'm
>>> > a linux guy so I have idea what is going wrong here. I know that
>>> > abiword is used in server mode routinely on linux systems in mission
>>> > critical applications. For example our website, http://abicollab.net
>>> > has long-running abiword processes for much of it's functionality.
>>> >
>>> > Hopefully someone on the abiword-devel list can help you with your
>>> > abiword on windows server problem.
>>> >
>>> > Best regards,
>>> >
>>> > Martin
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 5:27 AM, El Shami, Hesham
>>> > <HeSham.ElShami@cibc.ca> wrote:
>>> >> Hi everyone,
>>> >>
>>> >> Any guidance you can provide is much appreciated. I just need another pair of eyes or brains to hint me what else I should be looking at.
>>> >>
>>> >> The problem description:
>>> >> I can run the command line fine if I log in myself (Administrator) onto the server and run it. So I know abiword works.
>>> >> The trouble comes when I try to execute the same command line through PHP.
>>> >>
>>> >> Details:
>>> >>
>>> >> I've provided fully security permissions anywhere from local admin, network services, everyone, iis_iusrs... To both the locaion where abiword resides and to the target location where the converted file is to be dumped.
>>> >>
>>> >> I've also added abiword directory into the windows path and called abiword.exe by name alone (not specifying the path).
>>> >>
>>> >> I get an error number when executed via php using the exec function. The returned value is -1073741819.
>>> >>
>>> >> I've run other command line utilities via PHP from the same location and targetting the same target locations to see if permissions are fine, and that works fine.
>>> >>
>>> >> If I run the exact same logged command myself on the server, it runs successfully.
>>> >>
>>> >> I've made a makeshit log , and here's what I have: (a return value of 0 is desirable).
>>> >>
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:13 - command:AbiWord.exe
>>> >> d:\\php44\\TEMP\0a040e82-41cd-aa34.DOC š--verbose=0 --to=html
>>> >> --to-name=D:/TSC/files/KB044757/44757.HTML
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command executed:-1073741819
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command executed:
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command:set
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command executed retval:0
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command executed
>>> >> arrayjoin:ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
>>> >> APPDATA=C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming
>>> >> APP_POOL_ID=DefaultAppPool CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common
>>> >> Files COMPUTERNAME=server-AB-1234 ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
>>> >> FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
>>> >> LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local
>>> >> NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1 OS=Windows_NT
>>> >> Path=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;d:\php44
>>> >> ;d:\abiword;d:\abiword\abiword;d:\abiword\abiword\bin
>>> >> PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
>>> >> PHPRC=D:\PHP44 PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86 PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86
>>> >> Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 8, GenuineIntel PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
>>> >> PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f08 ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
>>> >> ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files PROMPT=$P$G PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
>>> >> SystemDrive=C: SystemRoot=C:\Windows TEMP=C:\Windows\TEMP
>>> >> TMP=C:\Windows\TEMP USERDOMAIN=ADP1 USERNAME=server-AB-1234$
>>> >> USERPROFILE=C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile
>>> >> windir=C:\Windows
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command:nbtscan.exe -V >
>>> >> d:\tsc\files\nbtscan_version.txt
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command executed retval:0
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command executed arrayjoin:
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:17 - command:AbiWord.exe d:\php44\test.DOC
>>> >> --verbose=2 --to=html --to-name=44752.HTML
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:21 - command executed retval:-1073741819
>>> >> 2010-11-24 11:48:21 - command executed arrayjoin:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hesham El Shami 

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Kathiravelu Pradeeban.
Software Engineer.
WSO2 Inc.
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