> I would like to create some web pages/scripts (probably using PHP
> since I use it for a lot of other things) to assist me in
> administering my linux machine. What are some ways that I can
> execute certain administrative commands (such as
> ifconfig,iwconfig,route,scripts in my /etc/init.d/ directory,
> etc...) as root?

Would it be more secure, if you would write all changes that should be
made to a database and those commands were executed by a script that
is run as cronjob?

I know a script (confix for webhosters) that is working this way, but
I don't know if it is really more secure or has other reasons.

bye bye,
chris

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