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shrutigosavi26
Joined: 19 Mar 2016
Posts: 2
Location: Germany
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 Posted: Mon 04 Apr '16 13:37 Post subject: How to run Apache module with superuser privileges? |
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I am using Apache 2.4 on Ubuntu. I have written one module in C language and integrated it into Apache server using Apache Extension tools (apxs). There is some part of my code where I am calling executable using exec function but I want to call that executable as superuser. so I want to run my module with superuser privileges but by default Apache is running as www-data user and asking for password for www-data.
Is there any way to run this module using superuser privileges?
Otherwise is there any other way to run root command in C within Apache module?
Is it possible to use suExec module for this? |
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James Blond
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
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Location: Germany, Next to Hamburg
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| In the main apache config file there is User and Group. Which can be set to root. Of cause that is a big security issue. |
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