Re: [TCLUG:2116] execute but not read

[UserCx@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-11-07 19:39:17 EST, you write:

<< I am trying to setup printing to a remote printer via netware. According
 to the printing how-to I need to create a script that runs nprint with the
 right server, username, and password. I created this script in
 /usr/local/bin. Because the script contains my netware password, I want to
 make the file executabke to all (so anyone can print) but not readable.
 I did chmod 771 on the file, but then users couldn't run it. only when I
 added chmod a+r to the file did execution work again. How can I hide my
 password? >>

You could write a C program wrapper that executes nprint with your password
using the system command such as  and mark that only as the executable.  It is
crude and will crash if the argument list exceeds 1024 characters but should
work otherwise.

I am sure there are better ways of doing this though !  

Compile with 
gcc mynprint.c -o mynprint
--
#include<stdio.h>
main(int argc, char **argv )
{
     int cnt;
     char command[1024];

     /* Make sure that nprint path is correct and also set the user and
password
      * names to whatever they are 
      */
     strcpy( command, "/usr/bin/nprint -U lueyb -P not4you " );
     /* Add the other options that you need passed to it. */
     for( cnt=1;cnt<argc;cnt++) {
           strcat( command, " " );   /* separate the options with blank
spaces. */
           strcat( command, argv[i] );
     }

     /* Run the command. */
     system( command );
}