Hello Jos,
> I would like to set up a Linux based file server accessible for Linux, > Windows and Mac clients. The administration shall be done remotely > (web based GUI on a client machine) using Perl scripts. The Perl > scripts must be able to: > > - add and remove directories on the server (that's not the problem) > - add and remove users (username & password -> problem) > - set access rights for the created directories (-> also a problem) I believe that you will use the samba server for serving files. It already includes a web-based gui-tool named swat that will do most of the tasks you require. Have a look at it. -volker
