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DCL: Run program for another user

The Question is:

How do you run programs from another user's account?
This question stems from a web server, where more users
are wanting to runs script files.  However, for security
reasons, it is not desirable to have a user write scripts
that will be run under the web server's account.  The first
solution seemed to be using a DECNET task to run a command
procedure.  However, there is a limited number of proxies
you can define in the UAF.  There is also the ability to
use wildcards for the username; however, instead of the
desired effect (allowing access to any account) it indicates
that is uses the remote account name for the local access.
Again, how can one account run programs under another user.


The Answer is:

    From a privileged user you can do submit Script.com/user=OtherUser.
    However, how do you propose to authenticate as to whether the person
    using the Web page is allowed to use that account name ?