sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapFilePathException

file '%s' does not exist

Error message

file '%s' does not exist

What it means

Error "file '%s' does not exist" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3112

    if conf.dbmsCred and ':' not in conf.dbmsCred:
        errMsg = "value for option '--dbms-cred' must be in "
        errMsg += "format <username>:<password> (e.g. \"root:pass\")"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.encoding:
        _ = checkCharEncoding(conf.encoding, False)
        if _ is None:
            errMsg = "unknown encoding '%s'. Please visit " % conf.encoding
            errMsg += "'%s' to get the full list of " % CODECS_LIST_PAGE
            errMsg += "supported encodings"
            raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
        else:
            conf.encoding = _

    if conf.fileWrite and not os.path.isfile(conf.fileWrite):
        errMsg = "file '%s' does not exist" % os.path.abspath(conf.fileWrite)
        raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)

    if conf.loadCookies and not os.path.exists(conf.loadCookies):
        errMsg = "cookies file '%s' does not exist" % os.path.abspath(conf.loadCookies)
        raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)

def initOptions(inputOptions=AttribDict(), overrideOptions=False):
    _setConfAttributes()
    _setKnowledgeBaseAttributes()
    _mergeOptions(inputOptions, overrideOptions)

def init():
    """
    Set attributes into both configuration and knowledge base singletons
    based upon command line and configuration file options.
    """

    _useWizardInterface()
    setVerbosity()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3112 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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