On 0, Alberto Cabello Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as I know, you can't. I think you have to setuid() and exec() in > a, say, C compiled program.
No, that's when you want to do it the other way around.
If you are root and want to run it as someone else, then:
su -c <cmd>
will do it without asking for a passwd.
If you are not root and want to run it as root, then:
* Use one of the setuid script wrappers around. I don't know of any
off the top of my head, but they must be around.
* Write your own setuid script wrapper in C. It's not hard - it goes
something like this:
#include <unistd.h>
int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
execve( argv[0], argv[1] );
return 0;
}
chown root setuidscriptwrapper
chmod u+sx setuidscriptwrapper
or something of that order. Control *very* closely who has permission
to run this script.
Tom
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