remote_user() or user_name() should give you the name of the user if you are
using CGI.pm.
Mimi
On 15/07/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Jul 15, 11:11 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Dixon) wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > On Jul 15, 12:32 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Dixon) wrote:
> >
> > >> How is this Perl programming being run? It looks like it's a CGI
> program or
> > >> being run from a scheduler, in which case the process doesn't belong
> to any
> > >> individual user.
> >
> > >> What are you trying to achieve by establishing the user name?
> >
> > > Maybe there is another way of doing this, the purpose I try to achieve
> > > is when windows users logon to their windows with user name and
> > > password, then they able to access my perl program. This mean that a
> > > list of authorized windows user name is store in database, so if the
> > > windows user name match with the user name in database, then my perl
> > > cgi program will auto login the user.
> >
> > > Really hope you can help me on this.
> >
> > You need to explain how your program is run. If you execute this command
> line
> >
> > perl -e "print $ENV{USERNAME}"
> >
> > then your username will be printed. What were you doing to get it to
> print
> > 'SYSTEM'? And how will your users run it?
> >
> > Rob- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Hi Rob,
> Let me explain again, I'm hosting my perl CGI script at microsoft IIS
> server. So how can I tell what user (Windows user name) called my Perl
> CGI program?
>
> Please advice.
>
> Thanks.
>
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