topic Re: Package startup by normal users in Operating System - HP-UX

Package startup by normal users

R.Suresh — Tue, 06 May 2003 13:09:30 GMT

Hi all,

Can any user, other than root start or halt
a package?

I need one of my package to be handled by
a user independently.

Thanks & Regards
R.Suresh

Re: Package startup by normal users

LucianoCarvalho — Tue, 06 May 2003 13:15:53 GMT

hi,

You can try to create a script to halt and start that package and give permissions to one or more users to use a sam restrict session that gives to them only access to the script you wrote.
To create a sam restrict session fora a user, issue the commando "sam -r" ass root.

regards.

Re: Package startup by normal users

Ravi_8 — Tue, 06 May 2003 13:17:34 GMT

Hi,

depends on the application.
certain applications like oracle/DB2 will be started by the owner, if it's a script it can be made to execute by anyone by changing the permission(chmod)

Re: Package startup by normal users

Duncan Edmonstone — Tue, 06 May 2003 13:37:45 GMT

Why not give them the serviceguard manager tool instead?

http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=B8341BA

It's free...

HTH

Duncan

Re: Package startup by normal users

R.Suresh — Tue, 06 May 2003 13:38:13 GMT

Hi Ravi,

Thanks for your response,

I have a doubt on your view.

Correct me , if I am wrong.

I hope, Individual Package's control script has to activate it's VGs & mount their filesystems. Can Any other user than root do this?

Thanks & Regards
R.Suresh.

Re: Package startup by normal users

Geoff Wild — Tue, 06 May 2003 13:45:32 GMT

You can do this with "Restricted SAM"...

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Package startup by normal users

Christoph Rothe_3 — Wed, 07 May 2003 10:33:12 GMT

You could also use the sudo - Tool which allows normal users to execute a defined set of commands as root.

Unfortunately it is not support by HP but can be received here:

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Sysadmin/sudo-1.6.6/

Re: Package startup by normal users

V. V. Ravi Kumar_1 — Wed, 07 May 2003 10:57:50 GMT

hi,
best option is SUDO. Download SUDO and in sudoers file add the users and give permissions to them on cmrunpkg and related commands.
Ex:
ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/cmrunpkg
u should use visudo command to open editor for sudoers file.

Regards

Re: Package startup by normal users

Chris Xu — Wed, 07 May 2003 13:41:42 GMT

Sudo is a good work-around for your problem. However, you need to be very specific about what commands to allow your normal users to run. Special attentions need to be paid to not allow your normal users to stop/start other packages. Good luck.

Chris

Re: Package startup by normal users

Oleg_30 — Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:12:50 GMT

You can also create a RO script which has the setuser permission, this permission gives tha ability to script to run under the permissions of it's owner rather it's runner, be careful and give the execute permission tnly to the user you want him to run it.

Regards,