RE: [PHP] System() works on /usr/sbin commands
Add an entry to /etc/sudoers like so: nobody ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/date Daevid Vincent http://daevid.com > -Original Message- > From: Marek Kilimajer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 3:02 AM > To: tirumal b > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] System() works on /usr/sbin commands > > > Check out sudo (man sudo), but you must be carefull. > > tirumal b wrote: > > > hello, > > > > yes the /usr/sbin commands require root permissions > > but is there any way to run these commands using > > system() through suid or something.please let me know > > > > Thank you > > > > __ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > > > -- > 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
Re: [PHP] System() works on /usr/sbin commands
Check out sudo (man sudo), but you must be carefull. tirumal b wrote: hello, yes the /usr/sbin commands require root permissions but is there any way to run these commands using system() through suid or something.please let me know Thank you __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] System() works on /usr/sbin commands
* Thus wrote tirumal b ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > hello, > > yes the /usr/sbin commands require root permissions > but is there any way to run these commands using > system() through suid or something.please let me know I would seriously not recomend not to suid the script. The /usr/sbin/* files require root for a reason. Your best choice is: > su # php file.php # exit Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure." -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] System() works on /usr/sbin commands
hello, yes the /usr/sbin commands require root permissions but is there any way to run these commands using system() through suid or something.please let me know Thank you __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] System() works on /usr/sbin commands
You usually need to be root to execute /usr/sbin/* check the permissions of the file you're trying to execute. On Wednesday 30 July 2003 11:13 pm, tirumal b wrote: > hello, > > i was using system function to invoke useradd > command but it doesn't work. well it works for all the > commands but not those in /usr/sbin. why is it so. > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] System() works on /usr/sbin commands
afaik requires useradd like the other sbin stuff root rights - and php doesn't run as root > hello, > i was using system function to invoke useradd > command but it doesn't work. well it works for all the > commands but not those in /usr/sbin. why is it so. > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- Adrian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.planetcoding.net www: http://www.webskyline.de -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] System() works on /usr/sbin commands
hello, i was using system function to invoke useradd command but it doesn't work. well it works for all the commands but not those in /usr/sbin. why is it so. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
