Joe Pfaltzgraff@PATAPSCO
03/09/2001 09:51 AM
You can set the suid bit on the file. If the program is owned by root, then set
the permissions like:
'chmod 4777 <filename>'
This would allow everyone to tun it, and when they execute the program, it would
assume the userid of the owner of the file.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 03/09/2001 09:17:23 AM
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Subject: user launching as root
I have a little puzzle.
User would like to start some backup software that must be run by
root. This happens often enough so that it would be convenient to put
a launcher in Gnome Panel's menu.
I assume the answer is to create a string that will su itself to root
by issuing the password, and then launch the application, but I've no
idea how to design a string to do that (I'm aware of the security
issue here).
Haines Brown
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