OpenEuphoria

system_exec calls in CGI programs

• Posted by Ted Fines <fines at macalester.edu> Feb 13, 2001
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I need your help!!

My Euphoria CGI program fails when I try to perform a system_exec function 
call.  The apache error log reads:
"Error opening terminal: unknown"

I am running Apache 1.3.14 on Linux.  The apache process runs as user 
'nobody'.  I have verified that for user nobody, the TERM and SHELL 
environment variables are defined correctly.

So what am I running into here?  Is this some Apache security measure that 
prevents CGI apps from opening shells?  I can see why this would be 
desirable, but is there a way around this?  My system_exec call just uses 
the 'mv' command.  Is there a Linux equivalent to the win32fil.ew out there 
for doing this, so I could avoid using system_exec?

Thanks,
Ted Fines
Macalester College