startup script with non-root user

Hello, I have an application I'd like to startup at boot, however, the script needs to be started by a non-user account. If I put the startup script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hobbit.sh How do I get it to start using the user account 'hobbit' Thanks ___

Re: startup script with non-root user

according to rc.subr(8): ${name}_user User to run command as, using chroot(8). if ${name}_chroot is set, otherwise uses su(1). Only supported after /usr is mounted. so in your /etc/rc.conf you could

Re: startup script with non-root user

On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 05:30:00PM -0500, Don Munyak wrote: Hello, I have an application I'd like to startup at boot, however, the script needs to be started by a non-user account. If I put the startup script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hobbit.sh How do I get it to start using the user

Re: startup script with non-root user

Thanks so much Martin Greg. I give these a try. Don ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]