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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 03:32:51 -0600
From: Ben Weaver <sid67@tranquility.net>
To: gerti-freebsdq@bitart.com
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Subject: Re: Starting process as different user via rc
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You could make a wrapper for it...

-Ben

On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 02:26:39AM -0600, Gerd Knops wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a way (eg a small utility or some such) that would allow a  
> process/script to be started from rc using a different UID than root?
> SUID would be a poor solution in the case I have in mind.
> 
> Gerd
> 
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