sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapConnectionException

error occurred while opening a replication file '%s' ('%s')

Error message

error occurred while opening a replication file '%s' ('%s')

What it means

Error "error occurred while opening a replication file '%s' ('%s')" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/replication.py:37

class Replication(object):
    """
    This class holds all methods/classes used for database
    replication purposes.
    """

    def __init__(self, dbpath):
        self.dbpath = dbpath
        self.connection = None
        self.cursor = None

        try:
            self.connection = sqlite3.connect(dbpath)
            self.connection.isolation_level = None
            self.cursor = self.connection.cursor()
        except sqlite3.OperationalError as ex:
            errMsg = "error occurred while opening a replication "
            errMsg += "file '%s' ('%s')" % (dbpath, getSafeExString(ex))
            raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)

    class DataType(object):
        """
        Using this class we define auxiliary objects
        used for representing sqlite data types.
        """

        def __init__(self, name):
            self.name = name

        def __str__(self):
            return self.name

        def __repr__(self):
            return "<DataType: %s>" % self

    class Table(object):
        """

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/replication.py:37 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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