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Maybe setuid bit can help you ([1]). When this bit is set, a certain program
can run with the privileges of its owner.

thanks,
Daniel.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setuid

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Daniel,
Thanks for the link; but this bit has to be set on the original executable.
Is there any way a program in user mode can get around this or set the bit 
himself?
Anil
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