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Date:      Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:05:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Ryan Taylor <rjtaylor@ncia.net>
To:        <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Jeremy Buckner <jeremy@cableaz.com>
Subject:   Re: Web Interface for adduser
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.30.0106251800410.15554-100000@wolf.ncia.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10106251729410.20725-100000@ns.sysr.com>

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> On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Jeremy Buckner wrote:
>
> > Hey all, quick question.. I have a new mail\web server
> > running 4.3. Everything is cool there but I was wondering if
> > there was some sort of html interface (or something else)
> > that would allow my help desk techs to add and remove users
> > ONLY without having to ssh into the box and su to root. I
> > think about the latter and my mind spins with the potential
> > security risks. Can anyone help?
> >
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Carol Blevins wrote:
>
> webmin may do the trick  http://www.webmin.com/webmin
>
> **************************************
> * It is a little known fact that the *
> * Y1K bug caused the dark ages.      *
> **************************************
>

You might also try using sudo (ports/security/sudo/) to allow specific
techs to execute only certain programs as root: "sudo adduser",
"sudo rmuser".

RJ

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Ryan J. Taylor
Systems/Network Administrator
NCIA
rj@ncia.net


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