: Maybe we can add an error message to ShowFileRequesHandler that : explains to the user that displaying an absolute path doesn't work?
yeah ... that would certianly be better -- i think it alreayd does that if you try "../../foo" but for "absolute" paths there is no explicit test -- just the failure when it attempts ot resolve that path relative the conf dir. : : On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Chris Hostetter : <hossman_luc...@fucit.org> wrote: : > : > : Does this work? When trying to display with a URL such as : > : "solr/sandbox/admin/file/?file=/mnt/solr/schema.xml" from the Solr : > : admin console, the following error occurs: : > : : > : type Status report : > : : > : message Can not find: schema.xml [/mnt/solr/sandbox/conf/mnt/solr/schema.xml] : > : > As written the ShowFileRequesHandler will only allow you to access files : > in the "conf" dir for the current SolrCore -- even if you specify an : > absolute path, it treats it as being relativie hte conf dir (hence the : > path returned by the error message) : > : > it's a psuedo safety feature to prevent requests like : > : > /admin/file/?file=/etc/password : > : > : > -Hoss : > : > : -Hoss
