Handling Multiusers in PHWEB

[brian_matthewsbrian matthews]

we don't have Apache, but I can't help feeling that the comment below 
contains the solution.
Is it possible that $HOME exists within Apache after login, and could be 
accessed directly using syntax like 'let t_subdir=getsytemval("HOME")'.

Also is $LOGNAME set also and available in the same way, which means that 
you need not prompt the user for the userid.

Bri,


>From: "Joe Boyle" <joeboyle_adt@hotmail.com>
>To: "'I H LIM'" <infojenama@yahoo.com>
>CC: <powerh-l@lists.sowder.com>
>Subject: RE: Handling Multiusers in PHWEB
>Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:47:26 +0100
>
>Hi again Han,
>
>
>
>I sent the email below this email to the list so that others could comment
>or add details/suggestions of their own.
>
>However, you/they won't see it at the list because they impose a 40 KB 
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>size limit, which the email exceeded.
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>They will see this one because I cut out earlier stuff :-)
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>I have a little more on obtaining the $HOME value.  This is from old notes
>so it may need modifying, try something like that below,
>
>
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>run command "THEHOME =`grep 'username entered' /etc/passwd | awk '{print
>$6}'` "
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>let t_subdir=getsytemval("THEHOME")
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>
>
>Regards, Joe.
>
>   _____
>
>From: Joe Boyle [mailto:joeboyle_adt@hotmail.com]
>Sent: 27 October 2004 15:43
>To: 'I H LIM'
>Cc: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
>Subject: RE: Handling Multiusers in PHWEB
>
>
>
>Hi Han,
>
>
>
>it is always best to reply to the list (powerh-l@lists.sowder.com), rather
>than individuals.  The reason I say this is that I have a limited amount of
>knowledge when it comes to Unix specifics, but someone on the list will
>usually offer more information.
>
>
>
>In this case, you could ask the user to enter their Unix login name in the
>Phweb login page. You could then use awk to interrogate the file ( the
>passwd file as Jon said earlier ) containing the user's login details which
>includes the default login directory, put the value in a temporary item and
>then send the value from page to page - this could then be used as below,
>
>
>
>temp t_subdir char*40 reset at startup ( set in the phweb 1st page )
>
>
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>temp t_subname char*80 reset at startup ( set in each page from where you
>are going to call quiz/qtp )
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>
>
>postpath procedure
>
>begin
>
>
>
>let t_subname char*50 = truncate ( t_subdir ) &
>
>         + "\subfile_of_qz890"
>
>
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>if not setsystemval ( " subnamvar " , t_subname )   &
>
>then error did not set unique subfile var subnamvar
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>
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>end
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>
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>when you want to write to the subfile, use syntax like that below,
>
>
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>quiz 'set sub name $subnamvar keep etc.'
>
>qtp  'sub  $subnamvar keep include etc.'
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>
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>when you want to access the subfile in quiz/qtp use
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>'access $subnamvar'
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>
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>if you want to access the subfile in the Phweb page use
>
>
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>'file * $subnamvar primary etc.'
>
>If you are going to AT the job, you would need to write the setting of the
>variable into the script file.
>
>Regards, Joe.
>
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>From: I H LIM [mailto:infojenama@yahoo.com]
>Sent: 27 October 2004 10:42
>To: Joe Boyle
>Subject: RE: Handling Multiusers in PHWEB
>
>
>
>Hi Joe,
>
>
>
>Actually we are trying to retain the same subfile name and let Phweb Quiz
>handle like PH quiz in Unix user directory. Is there a way to relate Apache
>to activate unix login such that each login will in unix multiusers
>environment ?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>
>Han
>
>
>
>
>

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