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Perl running as user/Custom cgi wrapper

Need feedback on distributing software.

         

smc_one

6:48 pm on Nov 25, 2001 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



I work for a software distributor, and we run into various issues installing scripts for our customers.

We would like to come up with a short checklist to setup new customers in such a way that the script is, as much as possible, running as their user id. We have checked the pros and cons and we are in a situation where each customer has a different environment. So we were wondering is there any straight forward way of deploying scripts to use a type of "built-in" wrapper - like cgi-wrap. So we can deploy the software securely as much as possible, avoiding the dreaded 777 permissions to get folder and files writable.

Does anyone have any suggestions or know of articles on how to setup your own cgi wrapper? Or is there a url i can check out commercial software designed for this purpose for cgi developers?

Thanks in advance...

Steve

sugarkane

7:53 pm on Nov 26, 2001 (gmt 0)

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Hi Steve, welcome to WebmasterWorld

Hmm, I take it you don't have root access to your the server and so can't use CGIwrap [cgiwrap.unixtools.org]?

If that's the case then I'm not sure you've got many options - AFAIK this sort of thing can only be done at the server admin level :(

smc_one

8:19 pm on Nov 26, 2001 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Most of our customers do not have root access, they are using a "shared" web hosting account. So I guess a client is pretty much stuck without cgi wrap?