Re: [shell]?

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 29456
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texte = This REALLY ticks me off. Is anyone using this command effectively? It seems absolutely ridiculous that it wouldn't work. Its almost as if it will only run certain commands. The only one I can get to work with any consistency is the one they posted in the online docs...[shell]ls -la[/shell][sarcasm]This does me ALL KINDS of good![/sarcasm]I need to manage .htpasswd files for 3 sites from one admin page. Would the append command work? I don't think it would encrypt the password, but if anyone else has run into this before...Looks as if perl is where I have to go with this. Anyone have a {yuk} perl script that'll do this? -Doug-- ----------- Silver Creek Ltd. ----------- ------------------------------------------------- [ Douglas Hardman | doug@silvercreek.net ] [ 330-630-4487 | http://www.silvercreek.net ] ------------------------------------------------- ------------- Web Solutions -------------> From: Michael O Shea > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:13:44 > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Subject: Re: [shell]? > > Doug, From what I can see the [shell] context is busted. I would love > to use it but every time I try it always breaks. If I were you I > would look at perl for this. > > >> on 3/21/00 2:47 PM, Matt Helbing at mhelbing@fiskars.com wrote: >> >>> link.tpl?ipaddress=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx >>> >>> so that is not very secure. >> >> True, but I can think of something to button it up. I could also do it >> through a SSL, and [protect]. I'm not too worried about the security of this >> particular page. >> >> I'm more pickled by not being able to use htpasswd. >> >> I don't even get a reply back when I hit the page. >> >> [shell]/usr/bin/htpasswd -b >> /Local/Library/WebServer/WebSites/www.domain.com/test/.htpasswd username >> password[/shell] >> >> the file is owned by nobody.nobody, and nobody is able to execute the file. >> I can do it if I su to nobody. I set nobody up temporarily with zsh but >> wull make a custom shell script that will only allow them to use that >> command once I figure this out. >> >> The problem is, I don't get ANYTHING on the return page. I was at least >> expecting a permission denied or something...nothing. >> >> -Doug >> -- >> ----------- Silver Creek Ltd. ----------- >> ------------------------------------------------- >> [ Douglas Hardman | doug@silvercreek.net ] >> [ 330-630-4487 | http://www.silvercreek.net ] >> ------------------------------------------------- >> ------------- Web Solutions ------------- >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> > > > > Micheal O Shea Email:micheal@com4u.ch > com4u.ch http://www.com4u.ch > Breitistrasse 7B PGP key available upon request. > > CH-5506 Maegenwil Tel: +41 62 896 46 26 > Switzerland > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [shell]? (Doug Hardman 2000)
  2. Re: [shell]? (Peter Ostry 2000)
  3. Re[2]: [shell]? (jpeacock@univpress.com 2000)
  4. Re: [shell]? (Doug Hardman 2000)
  5. Re: [shell]? (Bob Minor 2000)
  6. Re: [shell]? (Peter Ostry 2000)
  7. Re: [shell]? (Doug Hardman 2000)
  8. Re: [shell]? (Michael O Shea 2000)
  9. Re: [shell]? (Doug Hardman 2000)
  10. Re: [shell]? (Matt Helbing 2000)
  11. [shell]? (Doug Hardman 2000)
This REALLY ticks me off. Is anyone using this command effectively? It seems absolutely ridiculous that it wouldn't work. Its almost as if it will only run certain commands. The only one I can get to work with any consistency is the one they posted in the online docs...[shell]ls -la[/shell][sarcasm]This does me ALL KINDS of good![/sarcasm]I need to manage .htpasswd files for 3 sites from one admin page. Would the append command work? I don't think it would encrypt the password, but if anyone else has run into this before...Looks as if perl is where I have to go with this. Anyone have a {yuk} perl script that'll do this? -Doug-- ----------- Silver Creek Ltd. ----------- ------------------------------------------------- [ Douglas Hardman | doug@silvercreek.net ] [ 330-630-4487 | http://www.silvercreek.net ] ------------------------------------------------- ------------- Web Solutions -------------> From: Michael O Shea > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:13:44 > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Subject: Re: [shell]? > > Doug, From what I can see the [shell] context is busted. I would love > to use it but every time I try it always breaks. If I were you I > would look at perl for this. > > >> on 3/21/00 2:47 PM, Matt Helbing at mhelbing@fiskars.com wrote: >> >>> link.tpl?ipaddress=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx >>> >>> so that is not very secure. >> >> True, but I can think of something to button it up. I could also do it >> through a SSL, and [protect]. I'm not too worried about the security of this >> particular page. >> >> I'm more pickled by not being able to use htpasswd. >> >> I don't even get a reply back when I hit the page. >> >> [shell]/usr/bin/htpasswd -b >> /Local/Library/WebServer/WebSites/www.domain.com/test/.htpasswd username >> password[/shell] >> >> the file is owned by nobody.nobody, and nobody is able to execute the file. >> I can do it if I su to nobody. I set nobody up temporarily with zsh but >> wull make a custom shell script that will only allow them to use that >> command once I figure this out. >> >> The problem is, I don't get ANYTHING on the return page. I was at least >> expecting a permission denied or something...nothing. >> >> -Doug >> -- >> ----------- Silver Creek Ltd. ----------- >> ------------------------------------------------- >> [ Douglas Hardman | doug@silvercreek.net ] >> [ 330-630-4487 | http://www.silvercreek.net ] >> ------------------------------------------------- >> ------------- Web Solutions ------------- >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> > > > > Micheal O Shea Email:micheal@com4u.ch > com4u.ch http://www.com4u.ch > Breitistrasse 7B PGP key available upon request. > > CH-5506 Maegenwil Tel: +41 62 896 46 26 > Switzerland > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Doug Hardman

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