[linux-help] Re: CGI-Script

[Sudharsha Wijesinghe <adithya111@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the information.
Can you pls tell me how to setuid .
The Cgi script is in perl.
Thanks again,
Sudharsha.
--- Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > My problem is this .
> > I have written a CGI-Script to create users in my
> linux box 
> > I am using GET method and also useradd command.
> > The out put comes as saying the useris sucessfully
> created but 
> > there is no user created.When I chek the error log
> in apache I it sa
> > ys only root is able to run useradd how can I over
> come this 
> > problem?
> > Thanks in advance ,
> > Sudharsha.
> > 
> >
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