Handling Multiusers in PHWEB ( the late shift )

Thu, 4 Nov 2004 09:41:56 -0500

Brian, 

For login id, please refer to my post a few days ago on this topic.  If you
need the specific Perl syntax, please feel free to mail me directly with
specific questions.

jb

-----Original Message-----
From: brian_matthewsbrian matthews
[mailto:brian_matthews_bmw@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 10:54 PM
To: BickelJ@USFilter.com; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Handling Multiusers in PHWEB ( the late shift )

how about running a script as below from a sign in page where the user 
enters both a valid unix loginid and password ( in noecho fields ). The only

thing that I'm unclear on is how to get the password ( $2 ) into the rlogin 
command - any ideas ?

let t_get_vars_string = "/usr/bin/phwrscripts/get_user_vars.sh " + f_userid 
+ " " + f_passwd
run command t_get_vars_string

script get_user_vars.sh is below,

#! /usr/bin/ksh
rlogin theserver -l $1

quiz auto...
qtp auto=...
...
exit

The script then calls a qtp to create a record using the loginid and 
password as a key (which can only happen if the rlogin is successful ). The 
qtp would run getsystemvals to sysvars such as $HOME etc and update the 
record with them. Onnce the screen/page gets the details $HOME etc into 
temps it deletes the record.

field f_userid noecho
field f_passwd noecho

let t_get_vars_string = "get_user_vars.sh " + f_userid + " " + f_passwd
run command t_get_vars_string

get qtp_var_rec using f_userid via ... optional
if not accessok
then error "invalid login details for user " + f_userid

Bri

>From: "Bickel, Jon" <BickelJ@USFilter.com>
>To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
>Subject: RE: Handling Multiusers in PHWEB
>Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:46:19 -0500
>
>Apache creates the server side session as the userid running the listening
>web server process(i.e. root, oracle, apache, etc...), not as the userid on
>making the request on the browsing machine.  So, $HOME and $LOGNAME will
>always return the same value (the web server process owner) no matter what
>the userid is on the machine with the browser making the request.
>
>Hence the generic need to query for, verify (optional), pass, and set the
>true userid or some other means of unique identification.
>
>jb
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: brian_matthewsbrian matthews
>[mailto:brian_matthews_bmw@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 1:21 PM
>To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
>Subject: RE: Handling Multiusers in PHWEB
>
>
>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
> >email
> >size limit, which the email exceeded.
> >
> >
> >
> >They will see this one because I cut out earlier stuff :-)
> >
> >
> >
> >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,
> >
> >
> >
> >run command "THEHOME =`grep 'username entered' /etc/passwd | awk '{print
> >$6}'` "
> >
> >let t_subdir=getsytemval("THEHOME")
> >
> >
> >
> >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 )
> >
> >
> >
> >temp t_subname char*80 reset at startup ( set in each page from where you
> >are going to call quiz/qtp )
> >
> >
> >
> >postpath procedure
> >
> >begin
> >
> >
> >
> >let t_subname char*50 = truncate ( t_subdir ) &
> >
> >         + "\subfile_of_qz890"
> >
> >
> >
> >if not setsystemval ( " subnamvar " , t_subname )   &
> >
> >then error did not set unique subfile var subnamvar
> >
> >
> >
> >end
> >
> >
> >
> >when you want to write to the subfile, use syntax like that below,
> >
> >
> >
> >quiz 'set sub name $subnamvar keep etc.'
> >
> >qtp  'sub  $subnamvar keep include etc.'
> >
> >
> >
> >when you want to access the subfile in quiz/qtp use
> >
> >
> >
> >'access $subnamvar'
> >
> >
> >
> >if you want to access the subfile in the Phweb page use
> >
> >
> >
> >'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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