Sorry to say at this time you have two options 1 using su to run the script. Second using roots cron to fire off the script whichj will run it under roots permissions Dave Blomberg Systems Engineer Japan On Wed, 2002-11-06 at 16:19, Haresh Motwani wrote: > I need to read and edit /etc/passwd file thru a script which is running as > a user. > > Can suEXEC do it? is there any other way of doing it. > > > -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 9/4/02 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message.