[99440] in RedHat Linux List
RE: UID for CGI program
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joel Arriaza)
Sat Nov 14 10:22:14 1998
From: "Joel Arriaza" <jarriaza@server.rds.org.gt>
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Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 09:21:37 -0600
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981114231759.1987B-100000@network2.cs.usm.my>
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It depends on the file and dir you want to write,
e.g. you can write to the /tmp dir with nobody.
>
> If I run as nobody, can write files to the server ?
> I need to write to the server, how can this be done ?
>
> TIA
>
> Rgds
> Ronnie
>
>
> On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Joel Arriaza wrote:
>
> > There is a user "nobody",
> > when you execute a cgi from the browser it
> > is run with that uid.
> >
> > ====================================
> > Joel Arriaza
> > SDNP - Guatemala
> > United Nations Development Programme
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ronnie Thum [mailto:cwthum@network2.cs.usm.my]
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 1998 9:10
> > > To: RedHat Mailing List
> > > Subject: UID for CGI program
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > How can I know what uid does the server runs its CGI programs?
> > > I can't seem to be able to write to a file on the server.
> > > What's wwwuser ?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > rgds
> > > Ronnie
> > >
> > >
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