Re: [cobalt-users] CGI Script Question

[Cmopollux@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:26:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "H.P. Stroebel" <hpstr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

<< 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. 

Any ideas how to do this?  I am really new to .pl

Thanks Alot!