sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapSyntaxException

option '-d' is incompatible with option '--dbms'

Error message

option '-d' is incompatible with option '--dbms'

What it means

Error "option '-d' is incompatible with option '--dbms'" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:2841

    if conf.base64Parameter and conf.tamper:
        errMsg = "option '--base64' is incompatible with option '--tamper'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.eta and conf.verbose > defaults.verbose:
        errMsg = "switch '--eta' is incompatible with option '-v'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.secondUrl and conf.secondReq:
        errMsg = "option '--second-url' is incompatible with option '--second-req')"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.direct and conf.url:
        errMsg = "option '-d' is incompatible with option '-u' ('--url')"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.direct and conf.dbms:
        errMsg = "option '-d' is incompatible with option '--dbms'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.titles and conf.nullConnection:
        errMsg = "switch '--titles' is incompatible with switch '--null-connection'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.dumpTable and conf.search:
        errMsg = "switch '--dump' is incompatible with switch '--search'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.alert and os.environ.get("SQLMAP_UNSAFE_ALERT") != '1':
        errMsg = "for security reasons, to prevent execution of potentially malicious "
        errMsg += "OS commands via configuration files or copy-paste attacks, "
        errMsg += "the '--alert' option requires the environment variable "
        errMsg += "'SQLMAP_UNSAFE_ALERT=1' to be explicitly set"
        raise SqlmapSystemException(errMsg)

    if conf.evalCode and os.environ.get("SQLMAP_UNSAFE_EVAL") != '1':
        errMsg = "for security reasons, to prevent execution of potentially malicious "

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:2841 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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