On Jul 15, 11:11 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Dixon) wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Jul 15, 12:32 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Dixon) wrote: > > >> How is this Perl programming being run? It looks like it's a CGI program or > >> being run from a scheduler, in which case the process doesn't belong to any > >> individual user. > > >> What are you trying to achieve by establishing the user name? > > > Maybe there is another way of doing this, the purpose I try to achieve > > is when windows users logon to their windows with user name and > > password, then they able to access my perl program. This mean that a > > list of authorized windows user name is store in database, so if the > > windows user name match with the user name in database, then my perl > > cgi program will auto login the user. > > > Really hope you can help me on this. > > You need to explain how your program is run. If you execute this command line > > perl -e "print $ENV{USERNAME}" > > then your username will be printed. What were you doing to get it to print > 'SYSTEM'? And how will your users run it? > > Rob- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
Hi Rob, Let me explain again, I'm hosting my perl CGI script at microsoft IIS server. So how can I tell what user (Windows user name) called my Perl CGI program? Please advice. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/