[ic] Running Script as interchange user

[JT Justman]

Mark wrote:
> Interchange 5.4
> Apache 2
> Postgres
> 
> I have a script to receive Paypal IPNs.  I want to run it as the interchange
> user.
> 
> How would I go about this.  Ie where would it be placed on the file system
> and what url would be used to call it?
> 

Hi, Mark!

You might find that it's easier to avoid re-inventing the wheel and keep
your scripts inside Interchange. You could use a regular page, or an
action map, or any number of other methods. Then you don't have to worry
so much about some CGI compromising your catalog.

If you _really_ wish to use an external script, an important question
is, what does it need to access? I can think of many ways to give
privileges to your script. For one, if you have installed apache/perl
with suid capabilities, you can make the script owned by the Interchange
user and set its SUID bit:

$ chmod 4655 myscript.cgi

Good luck,

JT

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