Changing Permission on Perl Generated Files

the files are created as though they are owned by the webserver, so what you need is an admin script you can run from the web that will allow you do delete the files from the web instead of from FTP. Here is a simple one. call it by using yourserver.com/cgi-bin/nameofscript.pl?password&/system/path/to/file

#!/usr/bin/perl

$password = 'something';

($qpass, $file) = split(/\&/, $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'});

print "Content-Type: text/plain\n\n";

if ($qpass ne $password)
{
print "Incorrect Password\n";
exit;
}

if (unlink($file))
{
print "Delete successful\n";
}
else
{
print "Delete failed\n";
print "Reason: $!\n";
}


[This message has been edited by LuZeR (edited January 19, 2000).]

I've created a website managment perl script which creates webpages simply filling out an html form. My problem is that know I'm not the owner of this files and i cannot edit, remove or download those perl generated files. Someone could help me?

Thanks in advance,
Simone

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Simone Lippolis
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You need to find a utility that will let you log on as user Nobody. There is a script that does this located at cgi.resourceindex.com. Not sure under which category but I do remember seeing it. Also if you install a perl module called cgiwrap on your server then the new files would be created under your user account and you would have full access to them.

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thanks,

I've allready installed those script, but it does not work properly (or I use the wrong sintiax):

chown my_username /path/to/files/*

and then

chmod 777 /path/to/files/*

both commands retirns me a "256" error code.

Thanks again,
Simone

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Simone Lippolis
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s.lippolis@hotmc.com

Thanks a lot!
I've changed a line of the script. The first version included a:

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre>chmod(777,"$myfile");[/code]

now, removing this line, I'm able to delete and download new generated .shtml pages. I don't know why but it works!

Thanks to all for your support!

Simone



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Simone Lippolis
s.lippolis@hotmc.com
http://hotmc.com/hs
http://www.netvision.it