[SunHELP] Running Unix applications from the Web

[Bashar]

	Change his shell to the application you are trying to run and as
soon as he finishes the application and exit from it he will lose his
shell access, plus he wont be able to ftp.


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On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Phil Schilling wrote:

> Lance wrote:
> >Hi Folks,
>
> >I'm working on a web-based application. As part of the requirement, I also
> need to run a >Unix application from the web browser. I'm using Java Telnet
> Application, which is an
> >applet, to connect to the machine where the application resides. I can get
> it to work,
> >but the problem is that after the user terminates the application he has
> access to the
> >unix prompt.
>
> >Can anyone give me lead on how to telnet into a Unix box and run an
> application without >the login process and then ending the telnet session
> once the application is terminated?
>
> >Thanks,
> >Lance.
>
> I do this via the login script, i.e. .profile automatically starting the
> application after authentication and issuing an exit when they end the
> application thereby closing the java client.  I have a rather large client
> doing this via secure http.
>
> Phil
>
> "Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat
> you with experience" (Dilberts Rules of Order)
>
>
>
>
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