Thanks very much. I used a modified version of your script and it works great.
Seve
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Expert Linux list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, June 19, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] rc.local Starting Applications Under Specific User -
>
>
>> su userid -c \"command line\" -s shell path
>>
>> See the start case in /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs for an example.
>
>And a script might look like (WebXXX is made up) ...
>----------- start cut ----
>#!/bin/sh
>#
># Startup script for WebXXX
>#
>PROG=webxxx
>PROGDIR=/home/httpd/webxxx/bin
>WSUSER=erl
>if [ $WSUSER = `whoami` ] ; then
> STARTCMD="$PROGDIR/$PROG restart"
> STOPCMD="$PROGDIR/$PROG stop"
>else
> STARTCMD="su - $WSUSER -c \"$PROGDIR/$PROG restart\""
> STOPCMD="su - $WSUSER -c \"$PROGDIR/$PROG stop\""
>fi
>
>if [ ! -x $PROGDIR/$PROG ] ; then
> echo "WebXXX can not execute: $PROGDIR/$PROG, aborting ..."
> exit
>fi
>
>if [ "$1" = "start" ] ; then
> echo "WebXXX starting ..."
> cd $PROGDIR
> /bin/sh -c "$STARTCMD"
>elif [ "$1" = "stop" ] ; then
> echo "WebXXX shutting down ..."
> cd $PROGDIR
> /bin/sh -c "$STOPCMD"
>else
> echo "usage $0 {start | stop}"
>fi
>----------- end cut ----
>
>> On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, you wrote:
>> > Sevatio Octavio wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Typically if I wanted to run something automatically at bootup, I would put a
>statement into /etc/rc.d/rc.local . Those apps
will
>> > > run under the ownership of 'root'. How do you get rc.local to run apps under a
>specific user?
>> > >
>> > > Seve
>> > I would simply put it into the appropriate user's .bashrc (or
>> > whatever shell you are talking about)
>> >
>> > Or, if it is to be run as, say, nobody, I would put a call to
>> > setuid() in the source of the program and recompile.
>> >
>> > Sheesh, maybe there is a simpler way... Anyone?
>> >
>> > Civileme
>
>Thanks... Dan.
>
>
