Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread nonlin
ask pairs: - Original Message - From: "Phillip Bruce" To: "nonlin" Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web > nonlin wrote: > > Dear Bruce, > > > > How do I check the sud

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread nonlin
AM Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web Hi Ken, Kenneth Ölwing wrote on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 04:51:27PM +0100: > Just as an aside - isn't it true that many/most/all (???) Unix/Linux > installs are set to disallow setuid *scripts*. $ cd /usr $ sud

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread Phillip Bruce
Bill Luebkert wrote: > nonlin wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> >> I know this is not directly a Unix problem but since this is happening >> in Fedora Lenix I though your the best group to help me with this Issue. >> >> I need to execute some root level UNIX commands and access some root >> lev

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi Ken, Kenneth Ölwing wrote on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 04:51:27PM +0100: > Just as an aside - isn't it true that many/most/all (???) Unix/Linux > installs are set to disallow setuid *scripts*. $ cd /usr $ sudo sh -c 'echo "#!/bin/sh\nid" > testsuid' $ sudo chown

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread Phillip Bruce
nonlin wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I know this is not directly a Unix problem but since this is happening > in Fedora Lenix I though your the best group to help me with this Issue. > > I need to execute some root level UNIX commands and access some root > level files from an script that is exe

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread nonlin
Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web > The part you missed in Bill's email "Write a shell script that is > setuid root" is the most important. > > > You need to chmod not to 755, but > chown root > chmod 4755 > > This tells U

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread Kenneth Ölwing
The part you missed in Bill's email "Write a shell script that is setuid root" is the most important. Except that telling users who don't know what suid means to write suid root shell scripts (doubtful advice at best even when given to experienced system programmers) is a recipe for disa

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi, Jimmy Schappet wrote on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 09:07:24AM -0600: > The part you missed in Bill's email "Write a shell script that is > setuid root" is the most important. Except that telling users who don't know what suid means to write suid root shell scripts (doubtful advice at best even w

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread Jimmy Schappet
ur instructions. Sincerely, Nonlin - Original Message - From: "Bill Luebkert" To: "nonlin" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:22 AM Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web > nonlin wrote: >> Dear Friends, >> >> I kn

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread nonlin
o: "nonlin" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:22 AM Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web > nonlin wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > > > I know this is not directly a Unix problem but since this is happening > > in Fedora Len

Re: [Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread Bill Luebkert
nonlin wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I know this is not directly a Unix problem but since this is happening > in Fedora Lenix I though your the best group to help me with this Issue. > > I need to execute some root level UNIX commands and access some root > level files from an script that is exe

[Perl-unix-users] Permistion Problem when run from the Web

2009-11-03 Thread nonlin
Dear Friends, I know this is not directly a Unix problem but since this is happening in Fedora Lenix I though your the best group to help me with this Issue. I need to execute some root level UNIX commands and access some root level files from an script that is executed from the web. To be mor