Re: [cobalt-users] CGI Script Question

["H.P. Stroebel" <hpstr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cmopollux@xxxxxxx schrieb:
 
> I am making s sign up page for customers and I was wordering if any of you
> know how to make a script (.pl or .cgi) that can check to see if a username
> is taken by any of the virtual sites?

you can parse /etc/passwd, it contains all usernames in the first field.
be careful, don`t let the cgi put out too much info. 


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