Re: su idn't working from within php

You need to edit /etc/sudoers file and allow apache to execute <command>. And you also need to be carefull what you are doing or you will create a security hole. Nitin Mehta wrote:

but how would i store keys for apache? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marek Kilimajer" <kilimajer@webglobe.sk> To: "Nitin Mehta" <nitinmehta@kappa.net.in> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] su idn't working from within php

Why do you need su? Set up sudo for apache user. Nitin Mehta wrote:

hi all i was trying to execute some commands as an authorized user from within

my php script with

exec ("su <username> -c \"sudo <command>\" 2>&1;", $output); but it gives me standard in must be a tty how can i make it work? it runs perfectly at command prompt I even tried to ssh, but the problem is where should i copy the rsa-key

generated with keygen, as the scripts are run as apache/http user..........

Plz help me out of this Thanx in advance Nitin

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