Re: How do I elevate in a script?

[ToddAndMargo]

On 04/30/2014 12:35 AM, Matthieu Guionnet wrote:

Hi Todd,
why don't you just use setuid ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setuid

You just change the script owner or group to root.
And put the s bit with the chmod command.
That's all.

Matthieu.

Hi Matthieu,

I really, really only want root to be
able to run this script.

-T

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