Re: Page that checks if a user exists on a remote system

Looks like I was missing a comma after the ssh command and before the id command. Jonathan "Jonathan Duncan" <jonathan@nacnud.com> wrote in message news:20041202062307.33117.qmail@pb1.pair.com... >I have put this in my sudoers file using visudo to edit it: > > www ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/sudo puser, (puser) NOPASSWD: > /usr/bin/ssh /usr/bin/id > > However the www user is still being asked for a password. > > Is this too off topic for this list? > > Jonathan > > "Jonathan Duncan" <jonathan@nacnud.com> wrote in message > news:20041202043903.82554.qmail@pb1.pair.com... >> Perhaps this gets more into server administration, but it is mixed so >> much into the php script, which is why I am asking it here. >> >> Yes, sudo was one of my first thoughts. As far as the implementation >> goes though. How do you work the remote access bit? Using ssh do you >> use the ssl cert switch so that the www user can shell into a remote >> machine? Or does the sudo process actually make www the root user for a >> certain command and can then shell into a remote machine using the root >> ssl cert? Or can sudo make www into a user that can shell into a remote >> machine? I am still becoming familiar with sudo. >> >> Thanks, >> Jonathan >> >> >> "Greg Donald" <destiney@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:ea9da26c0412011815330eec2@mail.gmail.com... >>> On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 17:57:28 -0700, news.php.net <jonathan@nacnud.com> >>> wrote: >>>> Anyone else doing or done something like this? >>> >>> I use sudo when my web server needs temporary elevated permissions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Greg Donald >>> Zend Certified Engineer >>> http://gdconsultants.com/ >>> http://destiney.com/