shell_exec sudo problem

[Paul]

For some reason I can't get sudo to work from an online php script using
shell_exec.



I have put this in the sudoers file:

www ALL=(ALL) ALL

(full access is temporary until I get it working)



When I run:

echo shell_exec("sudo echo hello");



in a php script in a web page running on apache2, it does nothing - I don't
get any feedback.





echo shell_exec("whoami"); confirms that www is the correct user.





Any ideas?



Paul

[Bas Essers]

you should take a look at apache error log to see what sudo says.
i''ve never used sudo but when i make a shell script SUID 0, bash tells me
it is too dangerous to run a script in SUID 0. and that's probably
true because a lot can be modified in a script thru the environment.


On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:50:45 -0000, Paul <paul@theharbour.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:

> For some reason I can't get sudo to work from an online php script using
> shell_exec.
>
> I have put this in the sudoers file:
>
> www ALL=(ALL) ALL
>
> (full access is temporary until I get it working)
>
> When I run:
>
> echo shell_exec("sudo echo hello");
>
> in a php script in a web page running on apache2, it does nothing - I don't
> get any feedback.
>
> echo shell_exec("whoami"); confirms that www is the correct user.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Paul
>
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[Paul]

Found the problem in the log file - the sudo command wasn't being found.

Thanks!



-----Original Message-----
From: [email]owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org[/email]
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Bas Essers
Sent: 19 February 2005 20:43
To: [email]freebsd-questions@freebsd.org[/email]
Subject: Re: shell_exec sudo problem

you should take a look at apache error log to see what sudo says.
i''ve never used sudo but when i make a shell script SUID 0, bash tells me
it is too dangerous to run a script in SUID 0. and that's probably
true because a lot can be modified in a script thru the environment.


On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:50:45 -0000, Paul <paul@theharbour.eclipse.co.uk>
wrote:

> For some reason I can't get sudo to work from an online php script using
> shell_exec.
>
> I have put this in the sudoers file:
>
> www ALL=(ALL) ALL
>
> (full access is temporary until I get it working)
>
> When I run:
>
> echo shell_exec("sudo echo hello");
>
> in a php script in a web page running on apache2, it does nothing - I

don't

> get any feedback.
>
> echo shell_exec("whoami"); confirms that www is the correct user.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Paul
>
> _______________________________________________
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> [url]http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions[/url]
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"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"

>

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Met vriendelijke groet,
Bas Essers