Re: [PHP] ssh command in php script

From: Robert Cummings (robert_at_interjinn.com)
Date: 11/11/03 

To: tirumal b <tirumal_b@yahoo.com>
Date: 11 Nov 2003 01:37:54 -0500

On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 01:34, tirumal b wrote:
> Hello All
>
> I have written the following command in PHP script
> echo `ssh <ipaddr> <command>`. I have the remote ip
> addr as trusted, dont ask for the password at all.
> when the execute the php file from the browser it does
> not go to the remote ip at all though this command
> works fine in a normal bash script. what is the
> problem. Thanks in advance.

Shell commands run from the browser inherit the browser's user -- this
is usually httpd or apache.

Cheers,
Rob. 

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