"su -" in CGI script ?

From: Robert Nilsson (robert.nilsson_at_monet.no)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:54:32 +0200

Hello

I'm trying to execute a specific command from a CGI script written in PERL.
I have to be a special user so I've tried to use "su -" but it doesn't work.
The CGI script is running as the user apache on the server, right? Is that
the problem? Is there any other way to execute something with "system" as
someone else within perl?

Robert

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