Well I'm not really sure what exaclly he tries to do .. but I guess he could use SSL or one of the web admin programs that run scripts for you.. I still try to get why he even touches the passwd file.. SSL looks like the must normal option in my homble opinion.. and btw there are already programs like adduser.. ll&p Ely Levy System group Hebrew University Jerusalem Israel On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Isaac Aaron wrote: | | How about, if Mike will write the script in a way that gets the | user/password combination for root from the user though a form? | | | | | | usually why respond to this kind of question would be are you nuts?? | you want to make a suid script?and not only a suid script but one that | edit your password file?how about adding a please hack me icon on the | frontpage of your hp?:) | | Ely Levy | System group | Hebrew University | Jerusalem Israel | | | | On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Mike wrote: | | |Hi list. | |I wrote a management script for my Linux/UNIX systems. | |I want to be able to use it with web interface, however, since it uses | the | |adduser, passwd and userdel commands and it does some editing to the | passwd | |file it will not run under the usually nobody user witch the apache | server | |uses (on my system anyway). | | | |My question is simple. | |should i create a new virtualhost with root permissions OR apply to the | |script i wrote the option to be run as root no meter who is running it ? | | | |Waiting for tour comments.... | | | |Mike | | | | | | | |================================================================= | |To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with | |the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command | |echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | | | | | ================================================================= | To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with | the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command | echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | | | | ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
