How to run a service as a user who can't delete or update or create a file
- by neeraj
Mongodb is a web based console to try out Mongodb.
I have created something similar to try out nodejs. In nodejs I am accepting user input and then I am performing eval on that command. Given the power of nodejs , someone from web console can create a file, delete files on the system or could execute 'rm -rf '.
I was thinking will it be okay if I run node as a user called node. This user node will not have any privilege to write anything, create anything or update anything. The only access this user will have is read access. Will that work or that is too much of risk.
What is a good strategy to handle such a situation?
