Run PHP shell_exec as root

maneeshsethi · 03-06-2005, 05:25 PM

Hello

I am trying to get my php script to add a user using the shell_exec function and the shell function "useradd". I have tried this, which works from the shell

echo rootpass |sudo /usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/username -m -p userspassword username

This works from the shell, but doesn't work from the php script. I know basic shell_exec functions work, but this one needs to be executed as root, and I don't know what to do.

How can I fix this? Thanks

-Maneesh

t0ny747 · 03-06-2005, 08:17 PM

try

Code:

echo rootpass |sudo "/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/username -m -p userspassword username"

maneeshsethi · 03-06-2005, 08:24 PM

nope, that doesn't work

maneeshsethi · 03-06-2005, 08:37 PM

Hrm, now even my shell command won't work. Does anyone have any ideas as how to add a user to your computer from PHP?

-Maneesh

maneeshsethi · 03-07-2005, 08:23 AM

bump. Ideas?

Beforez · 12-30-2008, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maneeshsethi

bump. Ideas?

Yes. Webmin does that, but... Its CGI, not php.

btw, 5-YEAR-EPIC-BUMP