Re^2: System commands using CGI

Thanks all for the response. I am trying to run a the perl script from the browser. The perl script is supposed to run some system level commands and print on the webpage. I figured out that the changes needed in the httpd.conf file and I was able to run some simple commands like ls and who from the browser. However I am unable to run the commands which require the root access for example useradd. Any idea what I need to do to execute the commands which require the root access ? Thanks, Nikhil.

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Re^3: System commands using CGI by Anonymous Monk on Dec 03, 2012 at 11:36 UTC
Any idea what I need to do to execute the commands which require the root access ? You need to do everything possible to avoid this ANCIENT and foolish practice, as it is a self-made security hole -- perlsec, Tutorials: Security in CGI Programming, CGI Programming...	[reply]
Re^3: System commands using CGI by ColonelPanic (Friar) on Dec 03, 2012 at 11:57 UTC
As Anonymous Monk pointed out, this is a bad idea. In fact, that is precisely why you can't do it: web servers are specifically set up to prevent that sort of thing. What do you want to do, anyway? When's the last time you used duct tape on a duct? --Larry Wall	[reply]