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Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 13:41:55 -0500 (CDT)
From: Guy Helmer <ghelmer@alpha.dsu.edu>
To: John Lind <john@starfire.mn.org>
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Subject: Re: su username -c cmd or su1 functionality
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On Fri, 7 Jul 1995, John Lind wrote:

> In a FreeBSD 2.0 950322-SNAP system, how do I get the functionality
> of the "su username -c cmd"?  I want to start something from
> rc.local but not rely on the program to have the correct
> suid set up.

You should be able to "echo cmd | su username", I believe.

> 		   John Lind, Starfire Consulting Services
> E-mail: john@starfire.MN.ORG		USnail: PO Box 17247, Mpls MN  55417

Hope this works,
Guy

Guy Helmer, Dakota State University Computing Services - ghelmer@alpha.dsu.edu

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