#!/usr/bin/perl $| = 1; use warnings; use CGI; use IPC::Open2; $q = CGI->new; print( "Content-type: text/plain " if( $q->param('n') && $q->param('a') && $q->param('p') ) { # 03:57:44 omg/jrayhawk: system() lets me specify arguments as an array, and open() lets me work with stdout, but i would like something that does both # 03:59:50 omg/jrayhawk: hahaha they recommend i open(, '-|') and then exec() in the child # 03:59:55 omg/jrayhawk: fuck you, perl $pid = open2( OUT, IN, '-' ); # make things flushier select((select(IN), $| = 1)[0]); select((select(OUT), $| = 1)[0]); if( $pid ) { print( IN $q->param('p') . "\n" ); while( ) { print; }; } else { exec( '/usr/bin/sudo', '/usr/sbin/newuser', '--batch', $q->param('a'), $q->param('n') ) || print 'could not execute newuser' && die; }; } else { print 'Missing parameters.'; };