sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapGenericException

error occurred while writing to log file ('%s')

Error message

error occurred while writing to log file ('%s')

What it means

Error "error occurred while writing to log file ('%s')" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/dump.py:97

    def _write(self, data, newline=True, console=True, content_type=None):
        text = "%s%s" % (data, "\n" if newline else " ")

        if conf.api:
            dataToStdout(data, contentType=content_type, status=CONTENT_STATUS.COMPLETE)

        elif console:
            dataToStdout(text)

        if self._outputFP:
            multiThreadMode = kb.multiThreadMode
            if multiThreadMode:
                self._lock.acquire()

            try:
                self._outputFP.write(text)
            except IOError as ex:
                errMsg = "error occurred while writing to log file ('%s')" % getSafeExString(ex)
                raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)
            finally:
                if multiThreadMode:
                    self._lock.release()

        kb.dataOutputFlag = True

    def _reportData(self, data, content_type):
        """
        --report-json: capture a structured result exactly as the REST API would store it (the raw
        value + COMPLETE status), independent of console/file rendering. No-op unless a report
        collector is active - which is only ever the case for a CLI --report-json run, never under
        --api - so this never double-captures alongside StdDbOut. A None content_type is resolved
        via the kb.partRun fallback (e.g. the fingerprint line), mirroring the API exactly.
        """

        if conf.get("reportCollector") is not None:
            from lib.utils.api import _storeData, REPORT_TASKID
            _storeData(conf.reportCollector, REPORT_TASKID, stdoutEncode(clearColors(data)), CONTENT_STATUS.COMPLETE, content_type)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/dump.py:97 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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