Hi, Les Mikesell wrote on 2011-05-03 15:14:08 -0500 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Not able to use the backuppc account in freebsd]: > I'm surprised that sudo doesn't honor the user's shell.
really? It's really not surprising. The semantics of sudo is "allow executing /exact/path/to/some/command as user X to user Y, possibly without password", not "allow executing <something> that /some/random/shell would do when you type $some_random_string at its prompt", so sudo would use an execve() system call, not a user's login shell. > su can override it with a command line option, but the issue that prompted > this thread is that the linux/bsd flavors of su take different options. As would be explained in the corresponding fine (tm) manual pages. I'm sure the manual pages of 'sudo' would likewise explain whether there are differences in its options on Linux vs. BSD (which, I'm guessing, there probably aren't, but that's just a guess). So, the generic answer to the original question is: RTFM, or, if that's too complicated, "use a command with identical syntax". Regards, Holger P.S.: I fully agree in advance with any responses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
