sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapMissingMandatoryOptionException

you did not provide the back-end DBMS absolute path where yo

Error message

you did not provide the back-end DBMS absolute path where you want to write the local file '%s'

What it means

Error "you did not provide the back-end DBMS absolute path where you want to write the local file '%s'" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:754

        errMsg = "unable to locate Metasploit Framework installation. "
        errMsg += "You can get it at 'https://www.metasploit.com/download/'"
        raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)

def _setWriteFile():
    if not conf.fileWrite:
        return

    debugMsg = "setting the write file functionality"
    logger.debug(debugMsg)

    if not os.path.exists(conf.fileWrite):
        errMsg = "the provided local file '%s' does not exist" % conf.fileWrite
        raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)

    if not conf.fileDest:
        errMsg = "you did not provide the back-end DBMS absolute path "
        errMsg += "where you want to write the local file '%s'" % conf.fileWrite
        raise SqlmapMissingMandatoryOptionException(errMsg)

    conf.fileWriteType = getFileType(conf.fileWrite)

def _setOS():
    """
    Force the back-end DBMS operating system option.
    """

    if not conf.os:
        return

    if conf.os.lower() not in SUPPORTED_OS:
        errMsg = "you provided an unsupported back-end DBMS operating "
        errMsg += "system. The supported DBMS operating systems for OS "
        errMsg += "and file system access are %s. " % ', '.join([o.capitalize() for o in SUPPORTED_OS])
        errMsg += "If you do not know the back-end DBMS underlying OS, "
        errMsg += "do not provide it and sqlmap will fingerprint it for "
        errMsg += "you."

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:754 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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