ok so the reason that apache needs to execute the script is that it is a cgi program.
do what Jim suggested ie > Well, you could place the ssh key files in the target user's (max?) .ssh > directory, and then use ssh with the -l option as you suggested. Use > 'ssh -v' to see which files are being sent/tried. there area few examples in the package i downloaded, in the file htmlperlseti.hosts On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:02:57 +1200 G Chinnery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is the URL to the script. Duh me I should of put that in my first > post. sorry.. > I have a mix of Mandrake 8.1 and 10.0 official at the moment. > > http://www.mobius-soft.com/htmlperlseti.htm > > > Jim Cheetham wrote: > > > G Chinnery wrote: > > > >> Jim Cheetham wrote: > >> > >>> Or, set up sudo to allow the apache user to run commands as "max", > >>> and then use "ssh servername sudo -u max <commands>" > >> > >> > >> Whats sudo? > > > > > > sudo is a program that allows one user to perform tasks with the > > permissions of a different user. Most commonly used to do something as > > root, although it can be set up to allow other interesting things. > > However, you might not need it ... > > > >>> Actually, at one level, it doesn't sound like a good idea to have > >>> your web server user (apache) doing *anything* except handling the > >>> apache > >> > >> > >> The user max is on the web server. But the script only uses the web > >> server to access the other machines.. I didn't write the script I > >> only found it on the net and I have no idea how to program. > > > > > > Well, we're all pretty much in the dark here, trying to figure out how > > to best advise you, because we don't really know what you're trying to > > achieve at the end of the day. Why not post the URL of the script > > you're using, and perhaps someone will know of an equivalent program > > that's already set up to run properly with your machines (RedHat, > > weren't they?) > > > > -jim > > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
