You can use the sudo command. and add your user in the /etc/sudoers config file. see "man 8 sudo". Christophe >|-----Original Message----- >|From: Haresh Motwani [mailto:haresh@w-o-i.com] >|Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 8:20 AM >|To: security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com >|Subject: Editing /etc/passwd as a non-root user >| >| >|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.
