RE: [PHP] running script via root permission again!!

Firstly, forget about running perl/php as root, you DO NOT want to do this, BAD, VERY VERY BAD, I think apache tells you to go away if you try running it as root anywayz. How about this then for your adding/changeing of users. Use nobody to create a TO DO list. Then using cron setup a job that reads the TO DO list as root and then executes the appropriate commands. Keep in mind that you do not want somebody to schedule a delete user root command. :-) Greg -----Original Message----- From: Web Admin [mailto:webadmin@morva.net] Sent: 29 August 2000 15:54 To: greg@william-russell.co.uk Subject: Re: [PHP] running script via root permission again!! So, now, who can say how can I run my perl/php scripts with ROOT permission?!!! that's critical, please reply! read below, i will be so glad if anyone can help!! regards, Ahmad Anvari > > > hey gurus, > i finally couldn't find a suitable way for running my php scripts > to read and show /var/log/messages in the browser. does > anyone know how to do that? > - i changed the file mode to 4755 and chown root.root (X) didnt work > - tried to change the httpd process owner from nobody to root, > it can't be changed unless it recompiled and unsecure (X) > - i dont want to chmod 777 /var/log/messages > > can anyone help please?!! you think using sudo is a good solution? > if yes, could anyone please describe if i have to run httpd using sudo > or give tail access of /var/log/messages to nobody? > > --------------------- > 2nd question, i'm writing admin tools for a company to add users and > change user passwords, etc.. i decided not to write in php3 and write > in perl. how can I run perl scripts with root privileges? does chmod > work? i tried 4755 but it can't still print tail > /var/log/messages which > is owned by root. > > Linuxconf > > > This is urgent, please help ASAP!! > Ahmad Anvari > Website Admin. > Morva Network > > >