System Administration Tasks

This page explains how to do specific tasks with the PHP infrastructure.

ssh downloads.php.net, and then:

sudo su -
export USER_TO_ADD=sergey

adduser $USER_TO_ADD
cd /home
mkdir $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh
chmod 0700 $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh
vim $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh/authorized_keys
chown $USER_TO_ADD $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 0600 $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh/authorized_keys
chgrp $USER_TO_ADD $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh/authorized_keys
mkdir $USER_TO_ADD/public_html
chown $USER_TO_ADD $USER_TO_ADD/public_html

Last update: July 31, 2024

export USER_TO_ADD=example
export GITHUB_USERID=different

adduser $USER_TO_ADD --disabled-password
cd /home
mkdir $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh
chmod 0700 $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh
curl https://github.com/$GITHUB_USERID.keys > $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 0600 $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh/authorized_keys
chown $USER_TO_ADD:$USER_TO_ADD $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh $USER_TO_ADD/.ssh/authorized_keys
adduser $USER_TO_ADD sudo

Also, add the following to $USER_TO_ADD/.gitconfig:

[user]
    name = User's Actual Name
    email = User's Email Address Used on GitHub

Last update: August 14, 2024

ssh lists.php.net, and then:

sudo su - nobody
export USER_TO_ADD=sergey

echo $USER_TO_ADD@php.net >> /var/spool/mlmmj/php-announce/control/moderators
/usr/bin/mlmmj-sub -L /var/spool/mlmmj/php-announce -a $USER_TO_ADD@php.net

Last update: August 12, 2024

To add somebody to the release-managers@php.net alias, do the following steps:

1. Log into php-smtp4.php.net
2. Edit /etc/aliases-02fixed — Use @php.net email addresses when available.
3. A cronjob will automatically update /etc/aliases every minute.
4. The cronjob emails systems@php.net with changes to the aliases file.
5. Wait 5 minutes
6. Announce new additions (and removals) by sending an email to release-managers@php.net containing the actions taken.

Last update: May 20th, 2022

To add somebody to the security@php.net alias, do the following steps:

1. Log into php-smtp4.php.net
2. Edit /etc/aliases-02fixed — Use @php.net email addresses when available.
3. A cronjob will automatically update /etc/aliases every minute.
4. The cronjob emails systems@php.net with changes to the aliases file.
5. Wait 5 minutes
6. Announce new additions (and removals) by sending an email to security@php.net containing the actions taken.

Last update: April 1st, 2022