Are system() calls evil?

Question

I am designing an C++ app that, among other things, executes a few scripts every now and then. The app should be efficient and preferably platform independent.

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Answer 1

I used the system() call in my CGI C++ app under windows and Linux too.

One problem I had was when using system() was not having the proper access rights to execute my skript with the web user.

I did not have that problem any more when using the CreateProcess() method.