--- On Tue, 12/2/08, Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: How can i call a function which is usually used by root? > To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 5:42 PM > --- On Tue, 12/2/08, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: RE: How can i call a function which is > usually used by root? > > To: "'Community assistance, encouragement, > and advice for using Fedora.'" > <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 4:04 PM > > hi... > > > > check out how to handle/setup a superuser group (sudo) > > which allows a normal > > user to assume the role/privs of the root/superuser > for a > > specifically > > defined task. > > > > should handle your issue, if i understand what > you're > > attempting. there > > should be examples on the 'net as well.. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of wk > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:21 AM > > To: fedora-list > > Subject: How can i call a function which is usually > used by > > root? > > > > > > I want write a c program.And a common user(not in root > > group) will run this > > program. > > In this program,I call fread(/dev/sdc...) and > > fwrite(/dev/sdc),but this call > > will return "permission no allow".If I use > the > > root user,will be ok. > > How to change to the authority to root's? > > > > I know the root's password. > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > Guidelines: > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > study the following... s bit is what you want: consider the function passwd...allows the user to alter a file owned by root bash>ls -alF /usr/bin/passwd -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 25740 2008-04-08 08:48 /usr/bin/passwd* notice the "s" How does one set the sticky bit and set UID bits with chmod? octal digit> 1 2 3 4 octal value 4 set UID r r r 2 set GID w w w 1 sticky bit x x x r read w write x execute s set UID or set GID t set sticky bit chmod u+st filename chmod -R does down the tree -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
