I have Apache web server, assume that this is providing a simple html 

page. Access to the page is controlled by the .htaccess file. When the 

page is accessed a user name and password are entered. There is a button 

on the page which runs a perl cgi script. 



How do I make the perl script run as the user who logged in ? (Assuming 

there is a corresponding unix user on the Apache server). 



Can I authenticate the user against the Aix User rather than maintain a 

separate user database for apache ?



I am aware of Security implications of any such solution.