Since it wont require pyexpect, and based on the operations you accomplish with your python script, maybe that a bash script instead of a python one might be the best tool for the job you're trying to accomplish.
martdi wrote: > Sudo is probably the best solution here, since in the file sudo.conf > you could restrict the www user only to the python script that requires > it. > > Also, using either sudo or the setuid flag would remove the need of > pexpect since all the commands will be run as the designated user. > > for setuid flag: > chmod u+s pythonScript.py > chown root pythonScript.py > > for the sudo solution, add an entry to /etc/sudo.conf or /etc/sudoers , > depending on distro: > the syntax for a line in sudo.conf is: > user hostlist = (userlist) commandlist > > so you might want to add: > www localhost = NOPASSWD: /var/www/htdocs/pythonScript.py > > note: > Replace the /var/www/htdocs/pythonScript.py with the path to where > your script is > the NOPASSWD: is a flag that tells sudo that no password is > required > > Lee Harr wrote: > > > Well, first i don't think it is a good idea to have the python script > > > tu su to root, but for it to work, i think (Totally unsure about that) > > > www has to be in group wheel to be able to su. > > > > > > Maybe sudo can help here. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
