Re: Execute command line as a different user

I'm using the following command and I'm not getting any feedback: exec("echo 'adminPass' | sudo -u adminAccount -S whoami", $f, $r); Both $f and $r don't contain any data. This leads me to believe that the command is not being run for whatever reason. Is there something wrong with this command? Is there a different way to do it? Thanks, Matt ""Matt palermo"" <mpalermo@vt.edu> wrote in message news:08.EE.06277.4C66A684@pb1.pair.com...

My PHP is running as a user with limited rights. I'd like to execute a command line as a different user. I'm trying to delete a file and the PHP user doesn't have access to do this. I know the username and password for the admin user that has rights to delete a file. Is there a command I can use to make PHP run a delete command as the admin user? If so, how can I do this? Thanks, Matt