IIS 5.0 #exec cgi problems

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From: Bob Minton (rjm_at_interplus.net)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:20:57 -0600

System is Win2000 Server, all service packs/updates, latest version of
ActivePerl installed.

I am having trouble getting SSI's to work. I have put the
SSIEnableCmdDirective in the registry as per Microsoft's intructions.

Scenario:

I have a Perl script called poplist-inc.pl. Actually I have a couple of
others as well, and they all do the same thing. It is in a web directory
configured for scripts. If I run it directly from a web browser, it works;
i.e.:

http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/poplist-inc.pl

works PERFECTLY.

If I call this from my index.shtml page using the line:

<!-- #exec cgi="/inetpub/mysite.com/cgi-bin/poplist-inc.pl" -->

It gives me:

Cannot #EXEC '/inetpub/mysite.com/cgi-bin/poplist-inc.pl' due to lack of
EXECUTE permission

I have researched this for 3 days and found this a very common problem in
IIS put no one has ever posted a solution that I have been able to find.

I have checked/changed my directory and file permissions at least a dozen
times with no avail.

If I use:

<!-- #exec cmd="perl /inetpub/mysite.com/cgi-bin/poplist-inc.pl" -->

It works, but the output has a very annoying header that Perl generates that
I cannot get rid of.

I guess my question is, has anyone EVER gotten #exec cgi calls to work under
IIS 5.0, and if so, how did you do it? It appears to me that whatever #exec
cgi is trying to use under SSI needs an execute permission set somewhere
else rather than the directory the script is in, but why does it work from a
browser and not from an SSI call? Giving the IUSR account Full Control
permssions on the entire web directory didn't fix the problem, so it's
something else.

TIA

Bob

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