Answering my own question (probably the best way)...
I solved this problem by figuring out how to execute the command
inside the rc script as a non-root user. Like so:
autossh_start()
{
echo "${command} ${command_args}"
su admin -c "${command} ${command_args}"
echo "started autossh"
}
This works beautifully, so I almost hesitate to ask, but is there
anything wrong with this approach?
Nothing, except you're re-inventing the wheel. rc.subr already
has a mechanism for running commands as another user. Instead
of defining a new start() function, simply add something like:
: ${autossh_user:='admin'}
towards the top of the script. (This also means you can override
the setting by defining 'autossh_user="someoneelse"' in /etc/rc.conf
in the usual way)
Ah, fascinating. Now that I know what I'm looking for, I can see that
in the rc.subr man page.
Thanks!
_______________________________________________
[email protected] mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
