running plugin as root

[proHSP]

Hi everybody,
is it possible to run a plugin not as logged in user, but as root?
Thanks,

 

[Dravu]

Hi everybody,
is it possible to run a plugin not as logged in user, but as root?
Thanks,

Giving users access to a plugin that provides root access? That sounds kind of risky to me. What exactly would you need it for?

 

[proHSP]

This is a plugin to control a firewall black and white list. User will enter his ip address and become unblocked, ip address cannot be entered more often then one per hour. I don't want to let all users modify blacklist by setting 777 permissions to the blacklist file, because malefactor will be able to change or delete this file.

 

[floyd]

You can have the user write to a file and then have a cron job running as root that checks the file for whatever actions need to be taken.