Bob, I'd suggest figuring out some way for the script to know which userid to use (AIX environment variable? A udt variable? Change your EXECUTE to pass the name in at the command line?). You could then modify your scripts to 'su' to the user before performing the restricted functions.
Brad Schrag InfoLease Development 651-205-3074 RiverBank / EP-MN-BGF The answer to life, the universe and everything [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/29/2006 08:38:03 AM: > We have UniData 6.1.15 running atop AIX 5.2. > > When a user has connected via the web and udcs, and runs applications that > do EXECUTE, the executed process is being run as root, not the user running > the application. > > This creates havoc when running UNIX scripts that rely upon the users name > to complete certain tasks. > > > > Has anyone run into this, and what was your solution? > > > > Regards, > > Bob Wyatt > Ashwood Computer, Inc. > Private E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ============================================================================== ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
