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Re: Can't change upload_max_filesize [message #183200 is a reply to message #183193] Sat, 12 October 2013 05:00 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Thomas 'PointedEars'  is currently offline  Thomas 'PointedEars'
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Fiver wrote:

> On 2013-10-12 02:45, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> Fiver wrote:
>>> On 2013-10-11 19:23, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>> Denis McMahon wrote:
>>>> > cd /etc
>>>> >
>>>> > sudo grep -R upload_max_filesize *
>>>>
>>>> sudo grep --color -Irwe upload_max_filesize /etc/
>>>>
>>>> is infinitely more useful.
>>>
>>> Maybe for your personal definition of "useful" (or infinity).
>>
>> … which is currently based on more than 13 years of *professionally*
>> maintaining GNU/Linux systems, including Debian and Ubuntu based ones,
>> running PHP-powered Web sites. You would do well to listen to that.
>
> Thanks for the admonition. 13 years is nothing to scoff at, and good for
> you, but age does not a wise man make. I still have a few years of
> experience on you, and in this case, I think, it shows.

We'll see about that.

>>> -I
>>> skips all files detected as binary; probably makes no difference in
>>> this case, but might hide information you're looking for
>>
>> Nonsense. This is a full-*text* search; it does not make sense to search
>> in binaries at all.
>
> When you can't find a specific setting, and you've exhausted all of the
> obvious candidates, you will eventually include binaries in your search.
> At least you should, IMHO.

For what purpose? Do you even know what a *binary* is?

> Let's just compare the findings on my current box:
>
> # first, try it your way: with -I
> root@redacted-host:/ # grep -lIRwe upload_max_filesize etc 2>/dev/null
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/040-redacted1
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/011-redacted2
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/020-redacted3
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/012-redacted4
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/080-redacted5
> /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
> /etc/php5/cli/php.ini
>
> # now without -I
> root@redacted-host:/ # grep -lRwe upload_max_filesize etc 2>/dev/null
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/040-redacted1
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/011-redacted2
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/020-redacted3
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/012-redacted4
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/080-redacted5
> /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
> /etc/php5/cli/php.ini
> /etc/alternatives/php
>
> You'll notice an additional result when we're not skipping binaries.
> This file is very unlikey to be the root of the problem, but I'd still
> like to be aware of it, because it does contain the search string. If
> all else fails, we'll get back to it.

On a current Ubuntu Linux system, /etc/alternatives/php is a symlink to
/usr/bin/php5 (try “sudo update-alternatives --config php”):

$ ls -l /etc/alternatives/php
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Aug 8 09:50 /etc/alternatives/php ->
/usr/bin/php5

What sense does it make to search that binary, or any other binary?
*None* *at* *all*.

>>> -r
>>> skips symlinked files that the GP would have included with -R;
>>> definitely a bad choice when searching for a mystery config setting
>>
>> [Only wannabes talk about computer technology in terms of mysticism and
>> incantations. There is no “mystery config setting” here. It is simply
>> binary logic instead: either there is something causing this behavior,
>> then this problem can be solved by changing the configuration; or there
>> is not, then this problem can only be solved by exchanging the software.]
>
> Oh dear, you got hung up on the word "mystery". May I suggest consulting
> a dictionary? Also, "wannabes? It's too soon for ad hominems, we're
> still having a pleasant chat.

Well, *I* am having a _technical discussion_ with you.

>> “-r” instead of “-R” prevents grep(1) from going into an endless loop
>> (which is allowed for symlinks).
>
> Pff, fuck the potential endless loops here. I've never seen that happen
> in practice, and while it may be technically possible, it's easy enough
> to abort with Ctrl-C.

So you do not care about the consequences of your actions. Very
professional, indeed :->

You would *honestly* recommend that to the OP? No, I don't think so.

> Look what happens if you don't dereference symlinks (this is still the
> same box as before):
>
> root@redacted-host:/ # grep -r upload_max_filesize /etc 2>/dev/null
> Result: (zilch, nada, nil)

Liar.

> Okay, now when we follow the the symlinks...
>
> root@redacted-host:/ # grep -R upload_max_filesize /etc 2>/dev/null
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/040-redacted1:
> php_value upload_max_filesize 100M
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/011-redacted2:
> #php_value upload_max_filesize 100M
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/020-redacted3:
> #php_value upload_max_filesize 100M
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/012-redacted4:
> php_value upload_max_filesize 10M
> /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/080-redacted5:
> php_value upload_max_filesize 100M
> /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini:
> ; [note] -- yes, leave this at 10M! see upload_max_filesize
> ;upload_max_filesize = 2M
> upload_max_filesize = 10M
> /etc/php5/cli/php.ini:
> ; [note] -- yes, leave this at 10M! see upload_max_filesize
> ;upload_max_filesize = 2M
> upload_max_filesize = 10M
> Binary file /etc/alternatives/php matchesa
>
> Much more relevant, don't you think? And look! None of these files are
> actually under /etc, they're linked in from their separate project
> directories. Without -R, you won't be able to see them.
>
> Case rested for -R vs -r (unless you're terrified of unstoppable loops).

Where have you learned to lie so badly? In a *standard Ubuntu setup*,

1. you would not be root (“#”) as Ubuntu does not set a password for root by
default. You would be using sudo(8) instead.

2. a recursive search would search in /etc/apache2/sites-available as well,
and would find *duplicate* results with “-R” because of symlinks

/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/040-redacted1 → /etc/apache2/sites-available/040-
redacted1

aso.

Example:

$ cat /etc/apache2/sites-available/zf2-tutorial
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName zf2-tutorial.localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/zf2-tutorial/public
SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"
SetEnv ZF2_PATH "/opt/php/ZendFramework/library"
<Directory /var/www/zf2-tutorial/public>
DirectoryIndex index.php
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

$ grep -Inrwe ZF2_PATH /etc 2>/dev/null
/etc/apache2/sites-available/zf2-tutorial:5: SetEnv ZF2_PATH
"/opt/php/ZendFramework/library"

$ grep -InRwe ZF2_PATH /etc 2>/dev/null
/etc/apache2/sites-available/zf2-tutorial:5: SetEnv ZF2_PATH
"/opt/php/ZendFramework/library"
/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zf2-tutorial:5: SetEnv ZF2_PATH
"/opt/php/ZendFramework/library"

Because:

$ ls -l /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zf2-tutorial
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Jul 23 06:13 /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zf2-
tutorial -> ../sites-available/zf2-tutorial

And you need that “2>/dev/null” primarily because of *all* *the* *useless*
*searches* in and below /etc/:

$ grep -InRwe ZF2_PATH /etc
grep: /etc/rc2.d/S22hal: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc2.d/S23saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc2.d/S21clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc2.d/S25stop-bootlogd: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc2.d/S20foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc2.d/S01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/auto.cifs.[…]: Permission denied
/etc/apache2/sites-available/zf2-tutorial:5: SetEnv ZF2_PATH
"/opt/php/ZendFramework/library"
/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zf2-tutorial:5: SetEnv ZF2_PATH
"/opt/php/ZendFramework/library"
grep: /etc/default/cacerts: Permission denied
grep: /etc/gshadow-: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rc3.d/S22hal: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc3.d/S23saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc3.d/S21clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc3.d/S25stop-bootlogd: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc3.d/S20foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc3.d/S01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/.pwd.lock: Permission denied
grep: /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg: Permission denied
grep: /etc/polkit-1/localauthority: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K02clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K01saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K01foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K01fuse: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied
grep: /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
grep: /etc/auto.smb.[…]: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S22hal: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S23saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S21clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S25stop-bootlogd: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S18foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc3.d/S01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/.pwd.lock: Permission denied
grep: /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg: Permission denied
grep: /etc/polkit-1/localauthority: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K02clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K01saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K01foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc6.d/K01fuse: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied
grep: /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
grep: /etc/auto.smb.amarone: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S22hal: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S23saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S21clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S25stop-bootlogd: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S18foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc5.d/S01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/dbconfig-common/phpmyadmin.conf: Permission denied
grep: /etc/dbconfig-common/config: Permission denied
grep: /etc/news/leafnode/config.0: Permission denied
grep: /etc/news/leafnode/config: Permission denied
grep: /etc/authbind/byuid/115: Permission denied
grep: /etc/exim4/passwd.client: Permission denied
grep: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg~: Permission denied
grep: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg: Permission denied
grep: /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config: Permission denied
grep: /etc/mtab.fuselock: Permission denied
grep: /etc/shadow: Permission denied
grep: /etc/ati/inst_path_override.backup-62: Permission denied
grep: /etc/ati/inst_path_default.backup-63: Permission denied
grep: /etc/ati/inst_path_default.backup-62: Permission denied
grep: /etc/ati/inst_path_override.backup-63: Permission denied
grep: /etc/group-: Permission denied
grep: /etc/sudoers.d/README: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rc1.d/K02clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc1.d/K01saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc1.d/K01foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc1.d/K01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc1.d/K01hal: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/sudoers: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rcS.d/S21microcode.ctl: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rcS.d/S04bootlogd: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rcS.d/S22stop-bootlogd-single: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rcS.d/S21fuse: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rcS.d/S13pcmciautils: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rcS.d/S07hibernate: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rcS.d/S09mtab.sh: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/zend_cache---Zend_LocaleL_en_US_months_:
Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/zend_cache---Zend_LocaleL_en_US_days_:
Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/wpa_ctrl_10002-1: No such device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/qtsingleapp-homepe-d03a-3e8: No such device
or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/zend_cache---internal-metadatas---
Zend_LocaleC_en_US_pm_: Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/zend_cache---Zend_LocaleC_en_US_field_week:
Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/zend_cache---Zend_LocaleC_en_US_am_:
Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/zend_cache---Zend_LocaleC_en_US_relative_0:
Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/.ICE-unix/5439: No such device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/ksocket-pelinux/klauncherMT5363.slave-socket:
No such device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/ksocket-[…]/kdialogtQ8548.slave-socket: No
such device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/ksocket-[…]/kdeinit4__0: No such device or
address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/.X11-unix/X0: No such device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/zend_cache---internal-metadatas---
Zend_LocaleL_en_US_days_: Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/zend_cache---Zend_LocaleC_en_US_pm_:
Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/akonadi-[…].wX8VmV/akonadiserver.socket: No
such device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/d/tmp/akonadi-[…].wX8VmV/mysql.socket: No such
device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/pulse-QUlSey7aLUGn/native: No such device or
address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/pulse-QUlSey7aLUGn/dbus-socket: No such
device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/ssh-tPv9ysn5Pz7x/agent.4909: No such device
or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/zend_cache---internal-metadatas---
Zend_LocaleC_en_US_am_: Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/.wine-1000/server-803-1ac271/socket: No such
device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/pulse-2L9K88eMlGn7: Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/zend_cache---internal-metadatas---
Zend_LocaleC_en_US_relative_0: Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/zend_cache---internal-metadatas---
Zend_LocaleC_en_US_field_week: Permission denied
grep:
/etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/.org.chromium.Chromium.50SQiV/SingletonCookie: No
such file or directory
grep:
/etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/.org.chromium.Chromium.50SQiV/SingletonSocket: No
such device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/pulse-PKdhtXMmr18n: Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/.winbindd/pipe: No such device or address
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/zend_cache---internal-metadatas---
Zend_LocaleL_en_US_months_: Permission denied
grep: /etc/dosemu/drives/c/tmp/.esd-1000/socket: No such device or address
grep: /etc/cups/classes.conf.O: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/printers.conf.O: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/ssl: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/classes.conf: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/printers.conf: Permission denied
grep: /etc/auto.smb.amarone.dys.ch: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rc4.d/S22hal: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc4.d/S23saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc4.d/S21clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc4.d/S25stop-bootlogd: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc4.d/S18foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc4.d/S01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/shadow-: Permission denied
grep: /etc/auto.smb.gentoo.dys.ch: Permission denied
grep: /etc/auto.smb.gentoo: Permission denied
grep: /etc/at.deny: Permission denied
grep: /etc/sudoers.dpkg-old: Permission denied
grep: /etc/websvn/svn_deb_conf.inc: Permission denied
grep: /etc/phpmyadmin/htpasswd.setup: Permission denied
grep: /etc/phpmyadmin/config-db.php: Permission denied
grep: /etc/gshadow: Permission denied
grep: /etc/mtab~24839: Permission denied
grep: warning: /etc/alternatives/libGL.so-master/libGL.so-master: recursive
directory loop
grep: /etc/alternatives/pluginappletviewer: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/ssl/certs/TC_TrustCenter_Universal_CA_III.pem: No such file or
directory
grep: /etc/ssl/certs/Equifax_Secure_eBusiness_CA_2.pem: No such file or
directory
grep: /etc/ssl/private: Permission denied
grep: /etc/security/opasswd: Permission denied
grep: /etc/mysql/debian.cnf: Permission denied
grep: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key: Permission denied
grep: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rc0.d/K02clamav-daemon: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc0.d/K01saned: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc0.d/K01foldingathome: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc0.d/K01portmap: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/rc0.d/K01fuse: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/passwd-: Permission denied

>>> -w
>>> pointless, unless you expect upload_max_filesize to be part of a
>>> longer word
>>
>> “-w” searches for *words*, not just for substrings. No, that is _not_
>> pointless here. It might be even better to search for
>> '\<upload_max_filesize[url=:space:]:space:[/url]*=',
>> '\<php_\(admin_\)\?value[url=:space:]:space:[/url]upload_max_file\>' (or its egrep
>> equivalent instead.
>
> Wtf, we're just searching for a plain text string here, don't
> artificially overcomplicate it. A substring search is fine. There's no
> need for word boundaries here, and thus -w is unnecessary.

IYVHO. Since we are matching an expression *in* *any* *case* (unless we use
“-F”), we might as well do it *properly* to *avoid* *false* *positives*.

Especially when we are – *unnecessarily* – searching a whole subtree, and –
by *disadvantage* of “-R” instead of “-r” – maybe even *the* *whole*
*system* *or* *LAN* (across filesystems even as allowed for symlinks).

>>> -e
>>> pointless, unless you're using a regex, which you're not
>>
>> Nonsense. GNU grep(1) as in Ubuntu uses POSIX Basic Regular Expressions
>> *by default* (“-F” searches for fixed strings). “-e” is merely used so
>> that expressions starting with “-” are not considered options. I am
>> using it out of good habit; it is not strictly necessary *here* because
>> the pattern does not start with “-”.
>
> Glad we agree on that: -e wasn't necessary.

This time. Next time you want to refine the search and then it may become
necessary.

What you apparently do not get is that in *any* case (“-F” aside) a regular
expression will be matched (an unescaped “.” even *without* “-e” – and
without “-F” – means *any character* except newline; _not_ a literal dot.
Quoted, but unescaped “[foo]” means the *character class* consisting of “f”
and “o”, aso.)

>>> For example, with a default Ubuntu setup, there are vhost config files
>>> linked from /etc/apache2/sites-enabled, where PHP config settings can be
>>> made with the "php_value" directive.
>>
>> I am aware of that (the OP is not, because they would not RTFM); the link
>> targets are in /etc/apache2/sites-available/ (the a2ensite and a2dissite
>> commands then make it easy to enable and disable Virtual Hosts by just
>> adding and removing those symlinks). That makes this recursive search
>> even
>> more a waste of time. The *exact* config file for the *used* Virtual
>> Host, its includes, and the server/PHP configuration files in and under
>> its DOCUMENT_ROOT should be consulted instead.
>
> The vhost configs would have been found had you had used the -R option
> for grep, instead of -r.

No, either you are lying or you are not running a standard Ubuntu Apache
setup (set up with a2ensite(8)).

> As for the various INI_PER_DIR settings in .htaccess files, and the PHP
> files themselves, yeah, you'd have to add more tree roots than just /etc.

No, you do not have to do such utter nonsense. In fact, on a *real* server
you might get in *real* *trouble* that way, causing that much system/disk
load, and taking that unnecessarily long to fix the problem.

The *correct* and *responsible* approach is – after grepping
httpd.conf/apache2.conf and the php.ini for Apache – to use grep(1) or
ack(1) to find the Virtual Host configuration file (usually by domain name),
inspect it with a text editor (I would suggest Vim because it can navigate
with gf or C-w,f), check its includes, and check in and below its document
root (since you *know* the path, you *know* where to look).


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