> > > > > Oh - now I understand. You do this in the same way you create a new > text file anyware on the system. The way I do it is: > > Log in as my normal user. > Create a new text file in a text editor. Usualy mcedit, but any text > editor will work. > make the file executable, and make sure it runs. (find typing errors > and stuff...) > change to root > copy the file to /etc/cron.daily > back to normal user. > > For example, I maight do this: > > mcedit virus-scan.sh > [enter script] > chmod +x virus-scan.sh > ./virus-scan.sh > su > chown root.root virus-scan.sh > mv virus-scan.sh /etc/cron.daily > exit > > Now, not all scripts will run properly as a normal user, but you can > usualy do most of the testing that way. The only things you need to > be root for are changing the owner of the file, and moving the file > to /etc/cron.daily. The reasion you have to be root to put the file > in /etc/cron.daily is that a normal user does not have write > permission for the directory. This is a good thing, because the > scripts in that directory are run as root. > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! >
Thanks - that's exactly the sort of information I need. I'll print and have a go at it. Rosemary -- Registered linux user # 386597 A friend may well be a masterpiece of nature. Emerson
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