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Posted to modperl@perl.apache.org by "Heiss, Christian" <Ch...@Datentechnik-Moll.De> on 2002/07/24 13:55:13 UTC
Mount something with my perl script
Hello,
I don't know if this is the right mailing list, but well...
How can I mount something with my perl script?
I've got always the error: mount: only root can do this
So I changed my script something like this:
#! /usr/bin/perl -w
`su - root <password> -c 'mount -t smbfs -o credentials=<some.file>
//<windows/share> /<mount/point>'`;
If I start the script in the shell as root, it works fine.
If I start the script in the shell as some other user, it asked me for the
password.
If I start the script in via the Internet-Browser, in the log files it first
asked for the password and after one second it completes to "incorrect
password"
How can I change my script to execute the mount command as root
automatically, or to mount something within my perl script???
Thanks
Regards
Christian Heiss
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Re: Mount something with my perl script
Posted by st...@nsk.yi.org.
As Dominic Mitchell already pointed out, you're better using sudo than su.
Or just add the option "owner" (and optionally "uid=uid") to /etc/fstab.
Or just chgrp scriptegid /usr/bin/smbmnt ; chmod 04750 /usr/bin/smbmnt.
Regards,
Luciano Rocha
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Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
Re: Mount something with my perl script
Posted by Michael Jacob <mo...@modperl.j-e-b.net>.
Hi,
ouch, bad idea, wrong list, but:
4 solutions:
1.) let your webserver run as root (NEVER, NEVER
do this!!)
2.) write a daemon that runs as root and does such
things for your normal programs. (Overkill in this
case)
3.) use sudo to allow the webserver's user to run
exactly that command (with exactly that
parameters)
4.) put that mount into your /etc/fstab with
parameters "noauto, user" (noauto = don't mount at
system boot time, user = allow any user to mount)
cu
Michael
24.07.2002 13:55:13, "Heiss, Christian"
<Ch...@Datentechnik-Moll.De> wrote:
>
>
> From: "Heiss, Christian"
<Ch...@Datentechnik-Moll.De>
>
> To: "'modperl@perl.apache.org'"
<mo...@perl.apache.org>
> Subject:Mount something with my perl script
> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:55:13 +0200
>
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
> I don't know if this is the right mailing list,
but well...
>
>
> How can I mount something with my perl script?
> I've got always the error: mount: only root can
do this
>
>
> So I changed my script something like this:
>
>
> #! /usr/bin/perl -w
> `su - root <password> -c 'mount -t smbfs -o
credentials=<some.file> //
> <windows/share> /<mount/point>'`;
>
>
> If I start the script in the shell as root, it
works fine.
>
>
> If I start the script in the shell as some
other user, it asked me for the
> password.
>
>
> If I start the script in via the Internet-
Browser, in the log files it first
> asked for the password and after one second it
completes to "incorrect
> password"
>
>
> How can I change my script to execute the mount
command as root
> automatically, or to mount something within my
perl script???
>
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
>
> Christian Heiss
>
>
> _______________________________________________
__
>
> LANconcept Moll GmbH
>
> Benzstrasse 1
> 88074 Meckenbeuren
>
> Voice: +49 (0) 7542 940 3 - 18
>
> Fax: +49 (0) 7542 218 24
> Mobil: +49 (0) 171 80 64 254
> <ma...@datentechnik-moll.de>
> visit our website <http://www.datentechnik-
moll.de>
>
> _______________________________________________
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