modifing files eg /etc/passwd from php??

[Anon]

Hi,

I am designing a script in php to automate the process of creating a virtualhost site on a linux box running redhat 7. I know how to do the code - as in modify files and stuff - but i donnot know how to set the permission so that the script has root access because the files being modified require root.

if i set the owner and group for the directory where the script is to root will that work?

any suggestions will be helpful

[Anon]

No, it won't. You'd have to chmod the passwd to something unsecure. I would recommend adding to a queue and having a root cron job run freqently which checks the queue and does the appropriate work as root.

[Anon]

is there any other way? because the cron job would be good but not practical for what i need to do

[Anon]

You can write your own program (in perl, C, or even PHP if you have standalone php also available on your system) to be setuid, and exec it from php. Let the coder beware...

[Anon]

Have u got any solution for this. The same thing i also trying for...... as i setup a virtual based qmail service (web based virtual web solution) . But anable to change / check the system passwd for each virtual domain....! Can u help me in this regards.

Sidhartha.
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[Anon]

Hello Tom,

Is there any other solution apart from cron. (setuig/setgid etc.) As i want to change / check the passwd for the virtual domains from web using php. As i m planning to develop an web based virtual mail solution fully web-based....!

if u have any useful scripts in this regards then please help me to send the same...!

Sidhartha.
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