in reply to Re^2: Strange Behaviour with Backticks
in thread Strange Behaviour with Backticks

You appear to be saying that you get different output from the executable when you run it as a cgi, ie. with web server account privileges, than you get when you run it from the command line, ie. when it has your userid privileges.

It's quite common for web server account privileges to be severly restricted. Indeed, if they are not, your web server is likely vulnerable.

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