CGI Task > System Call (IWUI User?)

I have a single-task workflow, where the task is a CGI.

The CGI is, in turn, making a unix system call:


my $ant_cmd = "/cust/iw-home/tools/ant/bin/ant -f $build_file $build_command 2>&1";
my $ant_output;

I was expecting this CGI and the system call to both be executed as the TeamSite user...

...instead the system call is being executed by iwui which does not have sufficient permissions.

I guess I could make all of the script output files writeable by iwui, but I'd MUCH prefer to get the script to execute as the user.

Is there a way to do this?

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TommyWillB

Adding a few links in hopes of triggering some ideads:

This seems to imply my cgi needs to be in the root of /iw-bin/ and not a subdirectory if you want iw_cgi_wrapper to impersonate the user... is that true?

http://devnet.interwoven.com/forums_vb/showthread.php?t=22943&forumid=16

Also, another article implying it could be related to unix vs TeamSite groups:
http://devnet.interwoven.com/forums_vb/showthread.php?t=22632&forumid=11&highlight=Wrapper

We're on Solaris 6.7.1, BTW.

TommyWillB

So, I resolved this by moving my CGI to the root of /iw-bin/

The fact seems to be that iw_cgi_wrapper.cgi does not work if you place your cgi in a sub-directory.

This is fairly serious Interwoven documentation omission!

Migrateduser

Uh, the more you work with Interwoven products, the more you will find errors and omissions in the Interwoven documentation. :-)