On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Ben-Nes Michael wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> I want to run gpg from web (using php) to crypt information.
> My problem is that pgp must run as a user (at least that what I know).

not that I know. if it has to run, it has to run as a user. there is no
way to run it as the kernel :-)

what's wrong with gpg or pgp running at the webserver UID (usually
nobody) like the rest of the CGIs?

> the script should work by any visitor.
> what should I use ?
> sudo is ok ? i don't want the script to run as root.

sudo is for interactive commandline stuff AFAIK, not for backend
operations. in any case, a text encryption proggy should not need
special permissions.

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