Php script - create mail user - Linux/Postfix

[Jean-Louis Vill]

Hi everybody,

I have a personel server (I learning) with Linux
I use apache, Php, Postfix.

I want create with Php script a mail user by web form (yahoo like) I
don't really know Php. May be someone can give me a example. I want
permit at my friends to create their own email account.

Thanks folks!

Jean-Louis

P.S. If possible sent me your answer at jlvill@sympatic o.ca

[Jean-Louis Vill]

Re: Php script - create mail user - Linux/Postfix

Hi Matthew,

Thanks,
I'll try and I'll give you some news.

Jean-Louis

Matthew Vickers wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:21:31 -0400
> Jean-Louis Vill <jlvill@sympati co.ca> wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I have a personel server (I learning) with Linux
>>I use apache, Php, Postfix.
>>
>>I want create with Php script a mail user by web form (yahoo like) I
>>don't really know Php. May be someone can give me a example. I want
>>permit at my friends to create their own email account.
>>[/color]
>
>
> The commands to read up on would be sudo, sudoers, useradd, the
> backtick operator (or shell_exec) and escapeshellarg.
>
> Add the user apache runs as on your unit and command adduser to the
> sudoers file (as per the man page) and shell_exec sudo useradd.
>
> Something like the following:
>
> $password = escapeshellarg( $_POST["pass"]);
> $user_name = escapeshellarg( $_POST["user"]);
> $ret = `sudo useradd -g users -s /bin/false -p $password $user_name`;
>
> *Disclaimer* code not tested, do not know if it will work and it's
> most likely insecure.
>
>
> Matt
>
> <snip>
>[/color]