adding new user. in LINUX..

[Anon]

How do I implement ADDUSER in PHP3. I would like to create e-mail users via a web-interface. in need of your help..

thanks!

[Anon]

There is no easy way to do that, because the Web-server processes (and thereby PHP) running with very low rights. That's on purpose.

You probably need to play with the "sudo" system which allows you to selectively grant root permissions to selected users (like the special web-server user), running selected commands. But be very careful: Don't do it unless you are 100% sure what you are doing.

Botton line: It's not easy to do it, but it's certainly possible. You need to be comfortable with the "sudo" utility software package.

[Anon]

Sudo is an option, but it 's probably not the easiest.

If you want to add users, you will have to get ROOT to do it.
The simplest way is to create a text file that is a list of the users wou want to add.
You can then create a script that reads this file and adds the users, and have that script run under ROOT using the crontab.

This has the added bonus that the webserver user in no way gets any root or root-like rights.

[Anon]

Thanks..!!1 Btw, I need to research on that Sudo thing.. where can I get info on that?

[Anon]

http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/