ERROR: (405) Bad Request: REST denied

Since we've updated the plugin to the neweset version and we want to generate the cache initially with

`cd <foswiki-root>/bin; ./rest /DBCachePlugin/updateCache`

we get the following error:

ERROR: (405) Bad Request: REST denied.

Any hints how to solve this problem?

Regards

-- JeroNimo - 28 May 2015

Known problem calling rest on the cmdline. Try this patch

diff --git a/lib/Foswiki/UI/Rest.pm b/lib/Foswiki/UI/Rest.pm
index f24e7bf..5c2b777 100644
--- a/lib/Foswiki/UI/Rest.pm
+++ b/lib/Foswiki/UI/Rest.pm
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ sub rest {

     # Check the method is allowed
     if ( $record->{http_allow} && defined $req->method() ) {
+      unless ( $session->inContext('command_line') ) {
         my %allowed = map { $_ => 1 } split( /[,\s]+/, $record->{http_allow} );
         unless ( $allowed{ uc( $req->method() ) } ) {
             $res->header( -type => 'text/html', -status => '405' );
@@ -198,12 +199,14 @@ sub rest {
             $res->print($err);
             throw Foswiki::EngineException( 404, $err, $res );
         }
+      }
     }

     # Check someone is logged in
     if ( $record->{authenticate} ) {
         unless ( $session->inContext('authenticated')
-            || $Foswiki::cfg{LoginManager} eq 'none' )
+            || $Foswiki::cfg{LoginManager} eq 'none' 
+            || $session->inContext('command_line') )
         {
             $res->header( -type => 'text/html', -status => '401' );
             $err = "ERROR: (401) $pathInfo requires you to be logged in";
@@ -213,7 +216,11 @@ sub rest {
     }

     # Validate the request
-    if ( $record->{validate} ) {
+    if (   $record->{validate}
+        && $Foswiki::cfg{Validation}{Method} ne 'none'
+        && !$session->inContext('command_line') )
+    {
+
         my $nonce = $req->param('validation_key');
         if (
             !defined($nonce)

While you are at it - and in case you've got $Foswiki::cfg{Register}{AllowLoginName} enabled - have this patch as well so that you are recognized as admin on the commandline.

--- old/lib/Foswiki/Engine/CLI.pm 
+++ foswiki/lib/Foswiki/Engine/CLI.pm 
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@
         delete $this->{user};
     }
     else {
-        $req->remoteUser( $Foswiki::cfg{AdminUserWikiName} );
+       if ( $Foswiki::cfg{Register}{AllowLoginName} ) { 
+           $req->remoteUser( $Foswiki::cfg{AdminUserLogin} ); 
+       } 
+       else { 
+           $req->remoteUser( $Foswiki::cfg{AdminUserWikiName} ); 
+       } 
     }
 }

Also: remove rest from $Foswiki::cfg{AuthScripts}.

This is fixed in Foswiki-1.2.0.

-- MichaelDaum - 28 May 2015

Thanks Michael, I had the same symptom and applied the patch. Then it worked. Cool