pexpect with apache

[martdi]

Since it wont require pyexpect, and based on the operations you
accomplish with your python script, maybe that a bash script instead of
a python one might be the best tool for the job you're trying to
accomplish.


martdi wrote:
> Sudo is probably the best solution here, since in the file sudo.conf
> you could restrict the www user only to the python script that requires
> it.
>
> Also, using either sudo or the setuid flag would remove the need of
> pexpect since all the commands will be run as the designated user.
>
> for setuid flag:
> chmod u+s pythonScript.py
> chown root pythonScript.py
>
> for the sudo solution, add an entry to /etc/sudo.conf or /etc/sudoers ,
> depending on distro:
> the syntax for a line in sudo.conf is:
>     user hostlist = (userlist) commandlist
>
> so you might want to add:
>     www localhost = NOPASSWD: /var/www/htdocs/pythonScript.py
>
> note:
>     Replace the /var/www/htdocs/pythonScript.py with the path to where
> your script is
>     the NOPASSWD: is a flag that tells sudo that no password is
> required
>
> Lee Harr wrote:
> > > Well, first i don't think it is a good idea to have the python script
> > > tu su to root, but for it to work, i think (Totally unsure about that)
> > > www has to be in group wheel to be able to su.
> > 
> > 
> > Maybe sudo can help here.