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>I tried this after reading the man page and it did not work, so I read the man >page again and it seems that --user is intended for use in closing a process, >not in starting one. damn. You're right. Rename the script below, edit the vars at the top, and you are i business. Sorry to have led y

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On 15-Jul-99 Carl Mummert wrote: >> >>start-stop-daemon --start --exec $NEWT /path/to/executable ? > > The sense I get from the manpage is that you should use > > start-stop-daemon --start --user newt --exec /path/to/prog -- -program > -options I tried this after reading the man page and it di

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> >start-stop-daemon --start --exec $NEWT /path/to/executable ? The sense I get from the manpage is that you should use start-stop-daemon --start --user newt --exec /path/to/prog -- -program -options Carl

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On 15-Jul-99 Carl Mummert wrote: > > > IF you are using inetd, there is an option for which uid to use; > the sytnax is > > port type type user {no}wait user command > > > IF you don't use inetd, then you should use start-stop-daemon, which > allows you to specify the user and group . man

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IF you are using inetd, there is an option for which uid to use; the sytnax is port type type user {no}wait user command IF you don't use inetd, then you should use start-stop-daemon, which allows you to specify the user and group . man start-stop-daemon Carl

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> > I forgot how to make a program start when the machine boots, but not have it > start as root. I want it to start as another user. Any ideas, anyone? Look at `su username -c ...' or setuid from the super package. HTH, Eric -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Eindhoven Univ. of Technology

suid question, kind of

I forgot how to make a program start when the machine boots, but not have it start as root. I want it to start as another user. Any ideas, anyone? thanks -- Andrew