Re: UNIX Logins by Proxy Over the Web

2008-07-31 Thread Sam Kuper
2008/7/31 David A. Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Could you have a web form which collects all the necessary information from > the user, and then sends it to the UNIX server in a file which your > application can parse? That way, users would not be interacting with the > UNIX server at all. > I t

Re: UNIX Logins by Proxy Over the Web

2008-07-31 Thread elijah r.
>The web server that the clients would initially use is > not under my control but the UNIX application would hopefully > be. If the initial web server is not under your control, but the UNIX server is, why not install a web server on the UNIX machine? That would be the cleanest, fastest w

Re: UNIX Logins by Proxy Over the Web

2008-07-31 Thread David A. Parker
The way I imagine it, when a client clicks a link, he/she triggers the server to ssh to an account on the UNIX system where they begin running my application by default, in other words, that's all you can do there. When finished, the connection drops. Could you have a web form which col

UNIX Logins by Proxy Over the Web

2008-07-31 Thread Martin McCormick
I am hoping to break what could be a large problem in to small enough segments to get started on. I need to set up a way to let clients have access to a UNIX-based application that uses standard input and output to let them fill in information like: What is the name of the system you wish