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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/20/06 16:33
Ivan Marsh wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:19:11 -0800, pangea33 wrote:
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>>Ivan Marsh wrote:
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>>>Hey folks,
>>>
>>>I'm looking for a script that allows control of account expiration
>>>dates using chage under Linux so non admins can control account
>>>expiration of client accounts. Anyone ever written anything like that?
>>
>>This is definitely not something you're capable of accomplishing simply
>>by using PHP. The PHP engine is running on the Linux box, so it's
>>limited by the security configuration of that server. Including the
>>security settings that keep non-admin users from modifying settings only
>>accessible by administrators. Sorry, man.
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> Are you suggesting it's not possible to shell out and run a sudo command
> from a PHP script?
>
> I have complete control over the server in question.
You can, but you're creating a security whole in your server the size of
the Grand Canyon.
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