in reply to Re: Unlink on NT
in thread Unlink on NT

CGI scripts under IIS run as the internet guest user (typically IUSR_MACHINE_NAME). If that is the user that created the file then there should be no problem.

Bear in mind also, that the user will need write/modify access to the directory inorder to create or delete files in it.

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Re: Re: Re: Unlink on NT
by strikr (Initiate) on Oct 18, 2002 at 05:11 UTC
    Can I set a global permission so that anyone with access to the script can delete the file?
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      Yes, if you give the IUSR_MACHINE_NAME user read/write access to the directory containing the file then that would work for anyone running the script - as long as you haven't password protected the site.

      Assuming you're using IIS, if you enable password protection, the username/password someone enters must match a local domain user and the script will then run with that user's permissions. In that case you'd want to set permissions using a group or for 'Everyone'. But if passwords are not enabled, ignore this paragraph altogether.

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        Yes the site is password protected. So if a user logs in a uploads a file does it belong to the system or the user? If the user, how do I change it so that it belongs and can be accessed by the whole site?
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