Need to exec commands as root

[Anon]

Hi.

I need to restart ssh on my server, but I can't get to it physically at the moment. Therefor I need to write a php-script that restarts the ssh for me.
I know that I can use exec() to do it, but the problem is that the php-script has to be run as root, but is running as nobody.

I have the superuser password.

Please help.

Thanks

[nilesh]

you will need the sudo utility. it is very easy to configure. check http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/

cheers,
nilesh.

[frymaster]

.... i always thought that sudo was tough to configure. dang baur-newen-whatsit format!

you could write a simple, single purpose version of sudo yerself in C just call seteuid() for root then system() for your ssh server. Call your pseudo-sudo (ha!) from php with exec() or similar.