On Sun, 22 Apr 2001, Dan Brown wrote:
> I've mentioned this before, but it really seems like it'd be a good
> idea to include some sort of certificate management in the e-smith
> manager.
It's on the TODO list already.
> I've started thinking through how to do it, but if I build it,
> it'll be in PHP--not that I know that much PHP, but I know more PHP than
> Perl. Is there any inherent reason that e-smith-manager panels can't be
> done in PHP?
Yes, PHP runs as the same userid as the web server, hence www in version
4.0 and earlier, and admin now. That userid does not have the required
privileges to add users, write configuration files, restart daemons etc,
etc. The current perl CGI scripts run with root privilege, and can do all
these things.
Remember also that for most of its life the system did not even have PHP
installed.
Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Phone: +1 (613) 368 4376 or 564 8000 Fax: +1 (613) 564 7739
e-smith, inc. 1500-150 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1 Canada
