"Ramdas" <ramdaz@[...].com>  wrote:
> 
> I need to add users from a web interface for a web server, which runs
> only Python. I need to add users, set quotas and in future even look at
> managing ip tables to limit bandwidth.
> 
> I know os.system(), but this has to be done through a form entry
> through a web interface.
> 
> Anyways thanks, do advise if there more pythonic solutions

os.system is perfectly Pythonic, and can be executed from a CGI script. The
challenge is becoming root, which is necessary to do what you ask.  You can
write a simple C program that is setuid root that calls your script for
you.
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