ADDUSERS parameters

gmbpro

Hello folks,
I just hit a nasty behaviour coding with PHP 4.1.1:
I'm building a configuration file with some 900+ users to add/remove/modify. Everything is fine 'till it's time to issue the final command and do the job:

exec("addusers /c userdmp.out", $list, $status);

instead I always get:

Error creating user account "0002ACUNTOCLO" (Error: 5) - Error creating user account "0125ANTELLIMA" (Error: 5) - ...

Of course I'm missing something but I can't see it. Help!

PS: I've tried system, instead of exec, with same results.
PPS: I've seen a couple of ASP solutions but I'd like PHP...

Thanks,
gmbpro.

michael

#5 indicates an error in the arguments
according to http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/documentation/RemoveUsers.html

Go through, find the line in question. Is this CSV? It may have a comma in it.

Check the data. We need more information to help you. Instead, trace the problem. Only you can fix your problem.

gmbpro

michael,
you're right, more infos are needed:

1) The environment is Windows2000/srv-SP2

2) The generated file, userdmp.out, is addusers compliant. Infact if it's issued from a DOS window the users are correctly added/modified/removed.

It's just my php code at fault...

thanks,
gmbpro

gmbpro

michael,
you're right, more infos are needed:

1) The environment is Windows2000/srv-SP2

2) The generated file, userdmp.out, is addusers compliant. Infact if it's issued from a DOS window the users are correctly added/modified/removed.

It's just my php code at fault...

thanks,
gmbpro

gmbpro

Here's how to :

<?php
echo ("<BR>Executing command...<BR>");
system ("addusers /c pippo.out");
echo ("...end execution<BR>");
?>

pippo.out is a comma-delimited file with a few users into it (each each line terminated with a \r character...):

[USER]
pippo,,,,,,,
pluto,,,,,,,
paper,,,,,,,

Any idea?

gmbpro
😕

gmbpro

Well, it looks like my problem can be somewhat "delimited":

if I run the very same file from the command interface (*) ...IT WORKS!

Now I suspect it has something to do with security & permissions stuff, since the "only" difference is that it fails when running from the server.

I'll keep investigating...

ciao, gmbpro

(*) see http://www.devarticles.com/content.php?articleId=231&page=2

gmbpro

After some head-bumping on different walls I was able to determine that exec() does work with addusers.exe but only with some of its switches:

1) exec("addusers /?") # WORKS (show help for addusers)

2) exec("addusers /d cusers.out") # WORKS (outputs current users to file cusers.out)

3) exec("addusers /c nusers.dat") # ERROR 5

4) exec("addusers /e nusers.dat") # ERROR 5

Notice that it doesn't seem a simple matter of parameters (case 2,3 & 4 are very similar). Also, the very same script is successfull if run from the command line.

Last, I made the directory hosting the data files read/writeable and addusers.exe read/executable by IUSR_.

Any help appreciated.
gmbpro