Running sudo command as _www user

jamessw · jamessw #1 (**permalink**)

03-12-2010, 06:27 PM

I have a web site on a Mac server that uses php's "exec" function to run a bash script on the server. It's password protected, and can only run certain code, so I'm not worried about security.

My problem is that I want to add a feature that requires the sudo command. However, the script is run by the user _www, which apparently can't do the sudo command.

What are my options for making this work?
Thanks!

vansmith · vansmith #2 (**permalink**)

03-12-2010, 09:24 PM

Try following the instructions here to add the user to the sudoers file. Now, you're going to need root access to this machine to edit the sudoers file. Do you have access?

jamessw · jamessw #3 (**permalink**)

03-15-2010, 02:05 PM

I added _www to sudoers, and it still doesn't work. Also, I just realized I've been using the admin password, and have no idea what the _www password would be. It should still be the default.

Any idea what this would be?

jamessw · jamessw #4 (**permalink**)

03-18-2010, 02:43 PM

Ok, it's trickier than I thought.

The script must be run as root. Is there any way I can run a script as root from _www?

Another option is to disect the script, and add the actual commands directly into my script. They seem to just be a set of 3 launchctl commands. How can I run launchctl commands as _www?

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jamessw #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 12, 2010 Posts: 3	03-12-2010, 06:27 PM I have a web site on a Mac server that uses php's "exec" function to run a bash script on the server. It's password protected, and can only run certain code, so I'm not worried about security. My problem is that I want to add a feature that requires the sudo command. However, the script is run by the user _www, which apparently can't do the sudo command. What are my options for making this work? Thanks!
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jamessw #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 12, 2010 Posts: 3	03-18-2010, 02:43 PM Ok, it's trickier than I thought. The script must be run as root. Is there any way I can run a script as root from _www? Another option is to disect the script, and add the actual commands directly into my script. They seem to just be a set of 3 launchctl commands. How can I run launchctl commands as _www?
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