From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 26 22:37:34 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC0A016A4CE for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 22:37:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from post5.inre.asu.edu (post5.inre.asu.edu [129.219.110.120]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D3F443D4C for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 22:37:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from David.Bear@asu.edu) Received: from conversion.post5.inre.asu.edu by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1-1X6 #30769) id <0I3200101S20C7@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:34:48 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.asu.edu (smtp.asu.edu [129.219.110.107]) by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1-1X6 #30769) with ESMTP id <0I3200LRAS20BX@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:34:48 -0700 (MST) Received: from moroni.pp.asu.edu (moroni.pp.asu.edu [129.219.69.200]) (8.12.10/8.12.10/asu_smtp_relay,nullclient,tcp_wrapped) with ESMTP id i7QMYm71011625 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:34:48 -0700 (MST) Received: by moroni.pp.asu.edu (Postfix, from userid 500) id 4D246D64; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:34:49 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:34:49 -0700 From: David Bear To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20040826223449.GF6896@asu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: sudo syntax X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David.Bear@asu.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 22:37:34 -0000 I want to run a command tar czf - / | ssh id@somehost dd of=tarball.tgz I need to run tar as root. However, I need to run ssh as user 'id'. I tried sudo tar czf - / | ssh id@somehost dd of=tar.tgz but am unsure if ssh was launched as 'id' or as root. Any way to be certain that sudo is doing what I want? -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"