[linux-help] Re: [linux-help] Re: CGI-Script

[Matt Pankratz <mattp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd also recommend Webmin (http://www.webmin.com).  

I use it at home on my Red Hat box and at work on our HP-UX server.  It is 
_very_ powerful and also has a decent reputation for security.

In addition, there is good development for 3rd party modules for Webmin.


> The only way to do this is a making the cgi program setuid. If its perl or
> c it possible, I'm don't think it is in php. however it is very insecure,
> to let web users do things as root. 
> 
> You might want to check into webmin an existing cgi program that I think
> does that, and has been looked over by many people for security holes.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 02:29, Adithya Wijesinghe. wrote:

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