Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:02:45 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Gerd Knops <gerti@bitart.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting process as different user via rc Message-ID: <14941.59189.861045.281196@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <130130195@toto.iv>
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Gerd Knops <gerti@bitart.com> types: > 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. Use the "su" command in the script that's going to be run by root. Specify the command to be run with the "-c" option. Check the man page for more information. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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