[Flask] User connected as an associated user on a Linux server

[Christophe BAL (via GMAIL)]

I know that and maybe I will use it but in the other hand I would like 
to learn a little how about to do that kind of things or merly.



21/04/2017 à 15:41, David Baumgold a écrit :

> Have you looked at PythonAnywhere? https://www.pythonanywhere.com/ It 
> might be exactly what you’re looking for.
>
> DB
>
> On April 21, 2017 at 9:38:52 AM, Christophe BAL (via GMAIL) 
> (projetmbc at gmail.com <mailto:projetmbc at gmail.com>) wrote:
>
>> Ideally I would like to propose in a secure environment the 
>> possibility to play with merly all the functionnalities of Python. I 
>> am thinking of this as a dream because I know that a lot of problem 
>> can appear.
>>
>>
>> I would also like to use git in backend via an easy to use interface. 
>> In that case the user will not know that I use a user Linux session.
>>
>>
>> C.
>>
>>
>> Le 21/04/2017 à 08:28, Gergely Polonkai a écrit :
>>>
>>> Depends on what you want to do.
>>>
>>> If you want to authenticate (ie. allow the user to log in with their 
>>> system password), there are mechanisms to let you do this, although 
>>> I think it’s a security risk.
>>>
>>> If you want to let your user execute system commands through Flask, 
>>> and you have only one such user, you will have to run your app as 
>>> that user. If you have more than one users, you have to run your app 
>>> as root, which is generally a bad idea.
>>>
>>> All the above is true if you have only Flask in the game. Add task 
>>> executors (like Celery) and you get a different (but not much 
>>> different) answer.
>>>
>>> If you could tell us your base problem (ie. why do you need this?), 
>>> maybe the community can come up with some alternatives.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Gergely
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 23:17 Christophe BAL (via GMAIL) 
>>> <projetmbc at gmail.com <mailto:projetmbc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hello.
>>>
>>>
>>>     I hope that my message will not produce to much noise.
>>>
>>>
>>>     *Here is my question.* *
>>>     *
>>>
>>>     Is there an easy way with flask to connect a "web user" as a
>>>     Linux user on the server where the flask app is hosted ?
>>>
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