shell_exec disabled

[tobbe12]

Having a problem on my site on admin_login.

It tells me 'shell_exec() has been disabled for security reasons'.

Whats wrong there?

The first time I accessed my site everything was O.K

Please help someone.

 

[zen-r]

Hi.

You're not alone. Please see this thread for an explanation (it always pays to search the forums & read the News section) ;

http://forums.x10hosting.com/progra..._exec-has-been-disabled-security-reasons.html

Also this post ; http://forums.x10hosting.com/news-announcements/98362-latest-updates.html

 

[Smith6612]

The last I checked, Shell_exec() was not supposed to be enabled in the first place as it's been disabled for MONTHS before this massive server move took place. Right now cPanel is a bit messed up on my server and the server's CPU load is in the 44 range, so I can't check to see if Shell is disabled yet on my server, but yet my forum has features enabled right now which use shell_exec() and they are working just fine still, so shell has to be working.

The reason it's a security issue is because it can be brute forced and executed in such a way to damage the server. Shell access is one thing that should only be accessed by very few people.