> The cgi program is used to access data files.
>
> We would like to keep all these data files on one specific
> machine, so they can be accessed from other multiple machines.
>
> I'd like to be able to access the data files using unc
> conventions; i.e.
>
> \\machinename\e:\clientname\datafiles\nameoffile
>
> However, the cgi account is running as a local system account,
> and my sysadmin is telling me there is no way to make the local
> system account a member of the global domain. (we have our own p.d.c.
>
> Of course, if i log on with my administrator account (which
> is a global domain account), or any other global domain account,
> i can see and access the data files on the other machine.
>
> Have any of you come across this problem ??
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations or approaches to the problem ?
What web server are you using? If you're using IIS, the CGI program will run
using the IWAM_MACHINENAME account, which you could change to a different
account. To change the account used, I think you need to use the Metabase
Editor or write a WSH script to change this. The values I think you'd have
to change would be Schema\Properties\Names\WAMUserName and
Schema\Properties\Names\WAMUserName. Alternatively, you could change the
permissions that the IWAM_MACHINENAME account has, I suppose, although that
might be harder to get by your network guys.
If you're running another web server, you can probably change the account
used by CGI programs by changing the account used by the web server itself,
although I don't know for sure.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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