file owner id

[Ajay]

hi!

i have an application that allows admin users to create template files,
which are stored on the server.
currently the file are created with the owner "nobody"
is it possibly to change the owner to be the same as the owner of the web
account?
if yes, are there any security risks with doing so - the script changes to
the web account's owner, creates the file and then changes back.

thanks

cheers

 

[Tom B.]

hi!

i have an application that allows admin users to create template files,
which are stored on the server.
currently the file are created with the owner "nobody"
is it possibly to change the owner to be the same as the owner of the web
account?
if yes, are there any security risks with doing so - the script changes to
the web account's owner, creates the file and then changes back.

thanks

cheers

not sure what operating system your on but if your worried about security
you could create some sort of alias dictionary,

ailiasdict = {'nobody':'cfcgf1234','sombodyimportant':'pi3.14159'}

then encrypt it and store it to disk.

you then create the file with the owner ailiasdict["nobody"].

Tom