of course, i've only just seen that the script removes it. it's been a long day, my apologies.
just out of curiosity, why would you want the ability to reboot your box like that? On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 04:06:25PM +0200, Javier Tacon wrote: > > Exactly .. > Well, the script removes the rreboot file before the shutdown. > > For security choose a directory for rreboot file placed in a directory that only can > be readed/writed by apache, and the php file in the example its very simple, but you > can ask for a password, create a log, etc .. > > chown 700 /directory/for/rrebootfile > chown apache.nobody /directory/for/rrebootfile > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Matthew Harrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Enviado el: jueves, 28 de agosto de 2003 15:49 > Para: Javier Tacon > CC: Petre Agenbag; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Asunto: Re: [PHP] reboot pc with PHP > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 03:35:59PM +0200, Javier Tacon wrote: > > > > A more easy solution is that: > > > > Make a cron that executes every minut /tmp/rreboot.sh for user root > > crontab -e > > Add the line: > > * * * * * /tmp/rreboot.sh > > > > The script is: > > /tmp/rreboot.sh > > --------------- > > #!/bin/sh > > if [ -f "/tmp/rreboot" ]; then > > rm -f /tmp/rreboot > > shutdown -r now > > fi > > --------------- > > Make executable the file with chmod +x /tmp/rreboot.sh > > > > just one little point (i'm glad i don't have to give a setuid lecture) personally > i would make sure that the location of the check file is extremely secure. > > under normal circumstances, any user could write the rreboot file and cause a reboot > > also, remember to remove the file again in rc.local before cron starts etc. > > but i like the idea. its much more secure (from a web perspective). > > > And a simple PHP like: > > <?php > > exec("echo rreboot > /tmp/rreboot"); > > echo "Ok, i'll reboot in a few seconds"; > > ?> > > > > > > So, when anyone calls to this PHP, creates a file, that if its detected by > > rreboot.sh, the root will reboot the machine. > > > > > > > > -----Mensaje original----- > > De: Javier Tacon > > Enviado el: jueves, 28 de agosto de 2003 15:07 > > Para: Petre Agenbag; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Asunto: RE: [PHP] reboot pc with PHP > > > > > > > > You can write a little script with expect (man expect) and execute it from php > > with exec(). > > > > Other solution its to write a .procmailrc in root that executes the reboot when > > coming a mail with some text in subject or boyd, so, from php you only need to > > send a mail. > > > > > > -----Mensaje original----- > > De: Petre Agenbag [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Enviado el: jueves, 28 de agosto de 2003 14:48 > > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Asunto: [PHP] reboot pc with PHP > > > > > > Hi List > > > > I've gone through the list for previous questions and the only one that > > seems to be a solution is to use sudo, however, I cannot seem to get it > > right. > > > > Just as background: > > > > I want to make a small "admin" utill for an intranet machine, so the > > security risks don't bother me at all. > > > > Instead of myself having to ssh into the box to reboot or do other > > "routine" commands, I'd like to make a simple password protected webpage > > that would have simple links on them like "reboot", "redial" etc, so > > that someone with some sort of responsibility can do it themselves. > > > > Obviously these command(s) need to be run as root, so I looked at the > > /etc/sudoers and added apache , BUT, in the error log it prompts for a > > password. > > > > I tried to add the option NOPASSWD: ALL to the file, but it says there's > > a syntax error. > > > > What am I missing? > > > > Any other ways of doing this? PS, I don't even want to consider Webmin, > > it's way too complicated, I just want a handfull of predefined commands > > to be run, nothing else) > > > > Thanks > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > Mat Harrison > Technical Developer > 3d Computer Systems Ltd. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------- > ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) > - against HTML email X > & Usenet posts / \ -- Mat Harrison Technical Developer 3d Computer Systems Ltd. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------- ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML email X & Usenet posts / \ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
