Re: Getting remote user and remote host

From: Richard E. Silverman (res_at_qoxp.net)
Date: 11/21/03

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    >>>>> "MH" == Michael Heiming <michael+USENET@www.heiming.de> writes:

        MH> There's not a single reason to do this, setup an account for each
        MH> user and let them use 'su' or even better 'sudo' for logging
        MH> purposes, to use the application user.

    You haven't asked the poster's situation or restrictions. He might simply
    be in a situation where he does not control the server in question or its
    account policy, can't get new accounts created, and is trying to solve a
    problem within those constraints. Happens all the time. 

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  Richard Silverman
  res@qoxp.net
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