sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · OperationalError

Sybase login failed (%s)

Error message

Sybase login failed (%s)

What it means

Error "Sybase login failed (%s)" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at extra/dbwire/sybase.py:428

    except (socket.error, socket.timeout) as ex:
        raise OperationalError("could not connect to '%s:%s' (%s)" % (host, port, ex))

    connection = Connection(sock, codec)
    try:
        login = _loginrec("dbwire", user or "", password or "", "dbwire", host or "localhost", charset, _PACKET_SIZE)
        _send_message(sock, _PKT_LOGIN, login, _LOGIN_CHUNK)
        connection._read_response(login=True)
        handshake_done(sock)
        if database:
            if not _IDENTIFIER.match(database):
                raise ProgrammingError("unsupported database name %r" % database)
            connection._query("USE %s" % database)
    except (DatabaseError, InterfaceError):
        connection.close()
        raise
    except Exception as ex:
        connection.close()
        raise OperationalError("Sybase login failed (%s)" % ex)
    return connection

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extra/dbwire/sybase.py:428 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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