Re: [SLUG] Apache execute a CGI as another user

[Michael Lake <Mike.Lake@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Rundle wrote:
> Sluggers,
>
> I'm looking for suggestions/recommendations for a way to run a command 
> as a specific user, but triggered from a web form submit button. The 
> corresponding action cgi runs as apache/apache, but I then need it to 
> trigger the running of a shell script as another unprivledged user.
>
> The reason is that I have some commercial software (Matlab) that must 
> run as the user 'matlab' for licencing reasons. This software is used to 
> generate a graphical plot. I want to allow the web user to request an 
> update to the plot.
>
> Alternatively if anyone knows of a good FOSS alternative to Matlab which 
> can read and run matlab scripts (java syntax plus lots of libries) that 
> maybe a "better" solution.

Octave. Available as an rpm or a deb. Reads and writes Matlab.

Mike
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