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I have a Unix server (RedHat), I can create new users with the useradd command (as root), but apache cann't. How can I tell the programm useradd to allow apache/nobody to create new users?
hello Moozzie,
The useradd comand can be run/execute only by root user and not by anyone. If you elaborate your problem or where/why you need this, i can do my best.
hello ZAMO
I want to create new users on my server, But... I don't want to do it myself. PHP needs to do that. I have a form and that I will send a the 'useradd' command. But PHP is not allowed to do that...
yes ,
as scoban stated it is too risky to make apache as a user who can be able to add a user.because the PHP script is own by apache. As most hackers in this world use php script for hacking, it is risky to do this.
oke but how does webmin do it? If he can do it save why can't I?
Of course i don't want that much as webmin, the only thing i want is creating users
Is it posible (and a good idee) to write a C script who is waiting on some empty port. and if i want to create a new user, i'll tell that to that port. So a C script can create it for me (with useradd)
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