Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 16:21:47 -0400 (EDT) From: <up@3.am> To: TrouBle <trouble@netquick.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running scripts as root under Apache Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9910261620590.17611-100000@richard2.pil.net> In-Reply-To: <38160D23.8FF1A6BF@netquick.net>
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On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, TrouBle wrote: > okay, with a brief explaination i have scripts that run under apache, > user/group/nobody... now say these scripts are to > update/add/remove/modify users/passwords using either pw, or pwd_mkdb... > how can i get around the errors of these utilities needing to be run as > root, in order to be effective ??? suid is the traditional, insecure way to do it, sudo is safer. James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor up@3.am http://3.am ========================================================================= ISPF 3 - The Forum for ISPs by ISPs(tm) || Nov 15-17, 1999, New Orleans 3 days of clues, news, and views from the industry's best and brightest. Visit <http://www.ispf.com/>; for information and registration. ========================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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