--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Is there anyway to login as root and perform > > a few privileged actions from within a CGI > > program? I want to be able overwrite a file > > owned by root, as well as perform other "root > > only" tasks, from within my CGI program.
> > It's not an "if" but it's "when" you will be > r00ted if you do it. Even if you are careful in > your CGI programming. as he said it's very dangerous but if you are using apache there is a way for cgi's to "su" to another user to perform a task but not root or in root's group it is done by enabling suExec check the docs at apache.org on how to enable and use this ( this is not active/supported by default because of security reasons) -Dek [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
