[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
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
RE: [PHP] reboot pc with PHP
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 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
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 / \ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] reboot pc with PHP
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 / \ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] reboot pc with PHP
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
Re: [PHP] reboot pc with PHP
Petre, et al -- ...and then Petre Agenbag said... % % Hi List Hi! % % 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. ... % % 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. 1) Are you sure your web server is running as apache? If not, run something like passthru(/usr/bin/id) ; (or wherever your id program is) in a php page (easier than redirecting to a file :-) and see what it tells you. % % I tried to add the option NOPASSWD: ALL to the file, but it says there's % a syntax error. Your line should look about like admind ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: /path/to/reboot where admind is the name under which your web server runs. In fact, it should probably look more like admind hostname = (root) NOPASSWD: /path/to/reboot to allow admind to run reboot as root on machine hostname. Have you read the man page for sudoers? Yes, it's a bit thick, but it absolutely covers everything you need to know :-) % % What am I missing? Since you haven't shown us your attempt, it's tough to answer that other than to note that you're at least missing showing what you tried! % % 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) sudo is *definitely* your best approach. It really is. It's easy, too, I promise. % % Thanks HTH HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
