Subject: Re: Running /usr/bin/osascript via CGI scripts in Mac OS X
From: nathan r. hruby (nhruby@arches.uga.edu)
Date: Sun Mar 03 2002 - 14:48:04 MST
On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Zeke Runyon wrote:
> > Is your apache setup using suExec? (look in /var/log/httpd/error_log
> > for
> > the answer) If so, read this:
> > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/suexec.html
>
> It doesn't list any errors while running the script in
> /var/log/httpd/error_log.
>
The startup lines in error_log would tell you if you're running with
suExec compiled in.
> Also, why would I have to run the program as root (using suRoot)? Again,
> the osascript program is readable and executable by everyone!
>
su = switch user Apache can try to switch the process to the owner of the
cgi script which is better for security. Read the suexec page above for
an example.
-n
-- ...... nathan hruby - nhruby@arches.uga.edu computer support specialist department of drama and theatre http://www.drama.uga.edu/ ......
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