sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapInstallationException

something appears to be wrong with the file '%s' ('%s'). Ple

Error message

something appears to be wrong with the file '%s' ('%s'). Please make sure that you haven't made any changes to it

What it means

Error "something appears to be wrong with the file '%s' ('%s'). Please make sure that you haven't made any changes to it" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:219

        for child in node.findall("*"):
            instance = DictObject()
            retVal.__dict__[child.tag] = instance
            if child.attrib:
                instance.__dict__.update(child.attrib)
            else:
                iterate(child, instance)

        return retVal

    tree = ElementTree()
    try:
        tree.parse(paths.QUERIES_XML)
    except Exception as ex:
        errMsg = "something appears to be wrong with "
        errMsg += "the file '%s' ('%s'). Please make " % (paths.QUERIES_XML, getSafeExString(ex))
        errMsg += "sure that you haven't made any changes to it"
        raise SqlmapInstallationException(errMsg)

    for node in tree.findall("*"):
        queries[node.attrib['value']] = iterate(node)

def _setMultipleTargets():
    """
    Define a configuration parameter if we are running in multiple target
    mode.
    """

    initialTargetsCount = len(kb.targets)
    seen = set()

    if not conf.logFile:
        return

    debugMsg = "parsing targets list from '%s'" % conf.logFile
    logger.debug(debugMsg)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:219 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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