> Scripts cannot have the setuid bit set. It's a security thing, imagine
> a bash script setuid root. Have fun modifying it :)
> 
> Try:
> 
> su - username -c "commandtorun"
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> iphitus


Ick.  I was hoping for a better way.

Maybe launching the script from a C program ... which would first do a setuid 
on the process?

Sheesh!  There's gotta be SOME other way to do this besides su'ing and opening 
a new shell.

Anyway, thanks.

DR

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