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How to retrieve $ENV{REMOTE_USER} when connecting to apache server
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| CS student 2007-09-10, 1:18 pm |
| Hi,
I need it for knowing which Windows user is connecting to the apache
server, that is installed on Suse OS.
I can't retrieve the environment variable $ENV{REMOTE_USER} in my perl/
cgi script, when connecting to the server from IE browser on Windows.
The value being returned is a null text "".
I know that in some servers it is working, but in my server it does
not.
Can you please tell me how to configure my server so it will work.
Thanks a lot
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| Mark Taylor 2007-09-10, 1:18 pm |
| CS student <israelaix@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1189431875.266027.317950
@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:
> Hi,
>
> I need it for knowing which Windows user is connecting to the apache
> server, that is installed on Suse OS.
>
> I can't retrieve the environment variable $ENV{REMOTE_USER} in my perl/
> cgi script, when connecting to the server from IE browser on Windows.
>
> The value being returned is a null text "".
>
> I know that in some servers it is working, but in my server it does
> not.
>
> Can you please tell me how to configure my server so it will work.
>
> Thanks a lot
>
>
REMOTE_USER is only set if access authentication is turned on.
See if $ENV(REMOTE_HOST) works for you if you are not using authentication.
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| CS student 2007-09-11, 7:21 am |
| Hi,
Without using authentication, i can see: REMOTE_ADDR and REMOTE_PORT
Is there a way to know the REMOTE_USER without using authentication?
I'm asking since i'm not interested in the user's password, and i
don't want to maintain users DB/lists for authentication due to
overhead.
Thanks a lot
Mark Taylor wrote:
> CS student <israelaix@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1189431875.266027.317950
> @r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:
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> REMOTE_USER is only set if access authentication is turned on.
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> See if $ENV(REMOTE_HOST) works for you if you are not using authentication.
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| CS student <israelaix@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1189501680.238433.111030@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:
> Hi,
> Without using authentication, i can see: REMOTE_ADDR and REMOTE_PORT
> Is there a way to know the REMOTE_USER without using authentication?
> I'm asking since i'm not interested in the user's password, and i
> don't want to maintain users DB/lists for authentication due to
> overhead.
>
> Thanks a lot
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> Mark Taylor wrote:
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No. It is the authentication module that sets REMOTE_USER. You must use
authentication to see it.
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> CS student <israelaix@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:1189501680.238433.111030@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:
Unsure about your platform and networkt, still try your luck at
http://modntlm.sourceforge.net/.
HansH
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