Robert, I think we have addressed this before.
You can do this in two ways. use the prefix for the su and then run the commands as you require them or write a method for su and execute commands thru that. Rahul On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 2:27 AM, RS <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello there, > > Is there any way to switch user without getting an interactive prompt or > using sudo? > > I have run into an issue described as follows: > > Installing software on old solaris boxes without sudo installed. > Root logins disabled. > Ssh keys unused. > > I tried using a with('su -') kind of approach, or using run, but > everything I've tried thus far then pops me to a new, interactive prompt, > rather than continuing the automated task. > > I can exit that prompt to continue execution, but the tasks that need to > be run as root never complete. > > I should mention that, on boxes that allow root login or use sudo, it's > all gravy. The problem is just logging in with a non privileged user and > then switching to root. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Robert > > _______________________________________________ > Fab-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fab-user > > -- - Rahul
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