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I assume it works by hand when you try it.<br />
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As a test replace useradd with /usr/bin/id<br />
Does it say your root?
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I assume it works by hand when you try it.

As a test replace useradd with /usr/bin/id
Does it say your root?

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Thanks for that I have discovered that a 127 is some sort of PHP system error code, I tryed what you suggested and a few other non (root/sudo) commands like whoami and get the same result 127. &nbsp;I think it has something to do with with PHP running the system command, I get the same result with exec and passthru.<br />
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any ideas would be appreciated
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Thanks for that I have discovered that a 127 is some sort of PHP system error code, I tryed what you suggested and a few other non (root/sudo) commands like whoami and get the same result 127.  I think it has something to do with with PHP running the system command, I get the same result with exec and passthru.

any ideas would be appreciated

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I had to add the ini file so apache could run it.
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I had to add the ini file so apache could run it.

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I am trying tp get php to add a system user using sudo on redhat 9. &nbsp;<br />
Apache is running under user apache, the PHP and sudo command (sudo /usr/sbin/useradd -gpods -d/home/test11 -m test11 -p q) is correct I have edited the visudo for both users apache and steve, when I type in the command (under user steve) it works, but not when running it from php<br />
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$output = system(&quot;sudo /usr/sbin/useradd -gpods -d/home/test11 -m test11 -p q&quot;, $result1);<br />
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$result1 comes out as 127<br />
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any clues as it runs fine on suse 9.1
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I am trying tp get php to add a system user using sudo on redhat 9.  
Apache is running under user apache, the PHP and sudo command (sudo /usr/sbin/useradd -gpods -d/home/test11 -m test11 -p q) is correct I have edited the visudo for both users apache and steve, when I type in the command (under user steve) it works, but not when running it from php

$output = system("sudo /usr/sbin/useradd -gpods -d/home/test11 -m test11 -p q", $result1);

$result1 comes out as 127

any clues as it runs fine on suse 9.1

sudo not working for apache in php

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