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You can use dos ports of ssh and rsh, although I'm using a dos
Re: Tech Support Web Interface...
From: John Driscoll
Date: Tuesday, April 6, 1999
Time: 11:54:40 pm
port of rexec to trigger a script. rexec seems a lot faster than the
telnet script.
John
> Shawn Hogan wrote:
> >
> > hUnTeR wrote:
> >
> > >Well, all i have to say is .. LETS WORK ON A LINUX PORT!!! I am waiting
> > >for claris to port FMpro for linux, but am interested in anyones
> > >ideas/suggestions on how to get this to run on or with a linux box. I
> > >have Optigold running on a win98 machine at the moment, and dont have
> > >the automated server stuff or web interface running..mainly because of
> > >the permissions issue and su rights.
> > >
> > >Does anyone have this running and/or interfacing properly with a linux
> > >machine?
> > >
> > >Any ideas/suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Uhm... I don't think it's a matter of configuration, permissions, su
> > rights or anything like that...
> >
> > It's more an issue that FileMaker, Inc. doesn't currently have a Linux
> > FileMaker client.
> >
> > But... that should have absolutely no bearing what-so-ever on
> > *interfacing* with a Linux machine. If you can setup/delete, etc. an
> > account via a normal telnet session, then Optigold ISP can mimick that.
> > As far as the server is conerned, it's an admin coming in via telnet
> > that can type really fast.
>
> I was on claris' site looking for a port...couldnt find one YET
>
> Well it DOES have to do with permissions. Example is adding a user on a
> linux system. Typically only ROOT can do this unless you use sudo or some
> other package that gives plain users certain root priveleges. And yes,
> those things can be done via a telnet session given the user has the
> rights to perform such actions. And dont forget....you cant typically
> telnet to a linux box as root...one must telnet as a user then SU to root
> or have root priveleges.
>
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