Python CGI running Sudo os.system
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 2:37 pm
I'm trying to write a Python CGI script that will execute an executable file in the /usr/local/bin/ folder. It's a compiled C program that is for a legacy tuner. My problem is that the executable file will ONLY run when in sudo because of the libhid library that requires a sudo user.
How can I get this os.system command to run "as sudo" so it works properly?
The code is below. Thanks!
How can I get this os.system command to run "as sudo" so it works properly?
The code is below. Thanks!
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#!/usr/bin/env python
import cgi
import os
form = cgi.FieldStorage() # instantiate only once!
band = form.getfirst('band', 'empty')
freq = form.getfirst('freq', 'empty')
# Avoid script injection escaping the user input
band = cgi.escape(band)
freq = cgi.escape(freq)
bandLower = band.lower()
sysCommand = ("sudo /usr/local/bin/shark -"+bandLower +" " + freq)
os.system(sysCommand)
print("""\
Content-Type: text/html\n
<html><body>
<p>The submitted command was "%s"</p>
</body></html>
""" % sysCommand)