Where are you trying to run the external program? On the tomcat server or on the client talking to the server?
If on the server try: - testing it without the security manager If on the client: - The browser security model will not allow this at all unless the applet/JavaScript is signed. - If you use vbscript on IE, the browser will let unsigned code do it but requires the user to acknowledge the risk before running the app. Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrea Powles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 7:43 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: security permissions > > Thanks, I tried this but it doesn't seem to work, don't know > what I'm doing wrong? > > > > Andrea Powles > > > > Jeanfrancois Arcand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Andrea Powles wrote: > > > > > > >Hi Tomcatusers, > > > > > > > >I wish for one of my web apps in Tomcat to execute another > program on my computer using the exec method. I know that I > can't currently do this due to the security restrictions. > > > > > > > >I have tried changing the Catalina policy file but I'm > unsure of exactly what to do so it didn't work. Can someone > please advise me of exactly what I need to add or modify in > order for my web app to have all permissions. > > > > > > > >I am aware of the security risks but at this stage it is > more important that I get my application to work. My web app > runs as a servlet and is in a web app directory calledruddis. > > > > > > > > > > > try the following in catalina.policy: > > > > > > > // These permissions apply only to yourapplication > > > > grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/webapps/<<your webapp>>/-"{ > > > > permissionjava.security.AllPermission; > > > >}; > > > > > > > > > -- Jeanfrancois > > > > > > >Thanks in advance > > > >AndreaPowles > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >For additional commands, e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
