Re: running script via root permission again!!

Web Admin wrote: > > 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. > > This is urgent, please help ASAP!! > Ahmad Anvari > Website Admin. > Morva Network Hi Ahmad, This works for me: <? echo "<hmtl>\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<pre>\n"; echo tail /var/log/messages; ?> here's the perms: -rw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 74442 Aug 29 17:31 /var/log/messages my httpd appears to be running as 'nobody' -- Marko.