On 20/11/04 03:36 -0800, Srinivasa Pradeep wrote:
> Hello all,
> We are implementing a Web GUI with basic functionality
> for Config Mgmt, Fault Mgmt.

Unless your webserver is running as root, you can't use shell accounts
in a safe manner.

Personally, I would use a database of some sort (PostgreSQL, MySQL,
LDAP...) and use that. If shell accounts need to be the same, use
pam_<dbtype> and an appropriate nsswitch.conf entry.

Devdas Bhagat


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