RE: [PHP] Script permissions

You could run a setuid program written in C or something to act as a "wrapper" using the system() function. I have one if you're interested. It works somewhat like the "su" unix utility except it allows you to run a single command as another user give a user/pass and then exit. For example: ssu -u username -p password -c 'useradd -d /dev/null -s /dev/null newuser' This type of thing could be used in the system() function. However, I would recommend running this as root because you would have to hard-code your root password. Jason -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Wyman [mailto:wysoft@wysoft.tzo.com] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 4:48 PM To: Jason Cox Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] Script permissions I'm writing a small PHP script to call useradd and passwd to create crippled users on a Linux (yuck) system. I'm simply testing it out at the moment, so it doesn't matter to me how sloppy the code is. Once I have the basic idea of how to do it, I'll redo it. Note: a few have told me to simply "use a webmin-type package." Well, I'm setting this up to allow users on the web to add a user account for themselves onto a web/mail server. The web server then serves out a web-based email application which uses the local SMTP and IMAP servers to shuffle mail around. No users will be permitted any sort of login besides this web-based system, as SMTP is a closed relay and the rest of the ports are firewalled. On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Jason Cox wrote: > Yes, PHP can be compiled as a stand-alone cgi executable. As a module, I > don't think it's possible to have an individual apache process run as a > different user. What are you trying to accomplis? There might be another > way to do it. > > Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Wyman [mailto:wysoft@wysoft.tzo.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 4:39 PM > To: Jason Cox > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Script permissions > > > A module. I was not aware that PHP could be used with CGI. > > On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Jason Cox wrote: > > > Are you running PHP as an apache module or as CGI? > > > > Jason > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Site Design, Hosting, and E-Commerce at www.webpipe.net > _______________________________________________________ Site Design, Hosting, and E-Commerce at www.webpipe.net