Re: changing unix password in php?

You could run a secondary web server running as user root (this requires running on an alternate port > 1000 for apache). I would also suggest use of .htaccess to manage some security for the page. -- .mike Quoting "J.F.Kishor" <kishor@ooty.tenet.res.in>: > Hi, > > Even I came accross the same problem, so I tried to solve it using > setuid or suexec with PHP, but I was not able to get with it, I was not > able to fix setuid or suexec only, so what I did is, we wrote a C script > that will add, modify or delete the unix password (/etc/passwd), then we > set the 'C' file permission as [ -rwsr-sr-x 1 root root 19708 Oct 2 10:54 > filename ]. Now it is working fine. > > So try with setuid or suexec, you find details in PHP manual, and if it > does'nt work with PHP and if you work as to be done urgently then why > don't you try writing a 'C' script. Goodluck....! > > My request to those who read this > ---------------------------------- > > If any one there have done something like this using setuid or suexec with > php or by some other way in PHP, please let me know cos I want to convert > 'C' script to PHP. > > cheers > kishor, > Nilgiri Networks. > > > > On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Charlie Grosvenor wrote: > > > Hi > > I would like to create a page in php where a user can change their > > unix password, does anybody know how i can do this? > > > > Thankyou > > > > Charlie > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through CDM Sports Webmail.