On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Alister Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote...
: I have the scripts done as I said, its how I can run them without being root
: thats the issue.
:
: if I can't then root it is :)
:
I'm pretty sure somewhere along the line, you have to run it as root.
I've seen sudo suggested - however there (can be) flaws with sudo. For
writing more secure sudo-like scripts, try "super"
Description: Execute commands setuid root
Super allows specified users to execute scripts (or other commands)
as if they were root; or it can set the uid and/or gid on a
per-command basis before executing the command. It is intended to be
a secure alternative to making scripts setuid root.
I've found that for some scripts, say doing something with a tape unit,
that super fit my needs much better than sudo. YYMV.
HTH.
*dopey
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