RE: Help...!

gil cohen (cohengil4@hotmail.com)
Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:10:53 -0500 

well, you not only have to chmod 755 the log, you also would have to have 
access.log in /home/mac to be able to written by anyone. the easiest way to 
do this is to touch it, then chmod 777 it.

to do all that user changing stuff is insane, there's no need for it.
>From: "mac" <mac@ciudadglobal.com.ar>
>To: <libwww@perl.org>
>CC: "gil cohen" <cohengil4@hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: Help...!
>Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:45:57 -0300
>
>Thanks Gil...!
>
>But my problem is exactly:
>
>The file /var/log/squid/access.log is only root accesible
>perl script as nobody.
>
>the Perl script must:
>  - connect to system and change user from nobody to root
>  - copy file from /var/log/squid/access.log to /home/mac/access.log
>  - change user from root to nobody
>
>Is this possible?
>I have must use Shell module?... and in this case... where i can to get 
>info
>about Shell module?
>
>THANKS again...!
>
>
>-----Mensaje original-----
>De: gil cohen [mailto:cohengil4@hotmail.com]
>Enviado el: Miércoles, 14 de Febrero de 2001 01:25 p.m.
>Para: mac@ciudadglobal.com.ar; libwww@perl.org
>Asunto: Re: Help...!
>
>
>
>chmod 755 /var/log/squid/access.log
>that's the best and most secure way to do it
>oh, and, by doing that every other user on the system will be able to read
>access.log,
>
>
> >From: "mac" <mac@ciudadglobal.com.ar>
> >To: <libwww@perl.org>
> >Subject: Help...!
> >Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 08:46:58 -0300
> >
> >Hello...
> >
> >A very simple question....
> >How can i do to get a file that only root user can to access?
> >I am making a CGI program in order to analize Squid log: "access.log"
> >But that file is only accesible by root user... And my script (running
> >under
> >Apache), can´t access it ("Access denied"... ).
> >There are method or module that allow Perl under Apache change user
> >permissions  (like Unix "su")...?
> >
> >Thanks very much! (and sorry by my poor English)
> >
> >Mac
> >
>
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