topic Re: How to prevent a root running script in Operating System - HP-UX

How to prevent a root running script

Leo The Cat — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:00:06 GMT

Hi

I've a script for an application. This script must be only launch by the owner, never with root.

How to prevent it ?

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Den

Re: How to prevent a root running script

Paul Sperry — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:06:16 GMT

change the root password and don't let anyone have it

Re: How to prevent a root running script

James R. Ferguson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:06:48 GMT

Hi Den:

In you script, add something like:

if (( $(id -u) != 0 )); then
echo "Execution by root not allowed"
exit 1
fi

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: How to prevent a root running script

James R. Ferguson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:08:15 GMT

Hi (again) Den:

Ooops, that should have been:

if (( $(id -u) = 0 )); then
echo "Execution by root not allowed"
exit 1
fi

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: How to prevent a root running script

Leo The Cat — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:11:07 GMT

Huh no !

because i've just root access during the install of the application and i don't want that unix admin run this script by error. if this script is running by root then log files, xml files ... of the application will be root and if we want to start the application normally the startup will be in error !!!

Den

Re: How to prevent a root running script

Leo The Cat — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:14:43 GMT

Thanks Ferguson

it's ok with ==

Thanjk you very nuch
regards
Den

Re: How to prevent a root running script

Leo The Cat — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:16:41 GMT

Ferguson answer is OK.