topic Re: Perl: Invoke skript under differrent user? in Operating System - Linux

Perl: Invoke skript under differrent user?

Kalin Evtimov — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:54:34 GMT

Hi!

I have a question: Can I invoke a perl script under different user?
For example: I am root,I have to run a script under usr test and it should be invoked by a script, that runs under root. How can I do that? Is it possible?

Thanks for helping!

Re: Perl: Invoke skript under differrent user?

Tomek Gryszkiewicz — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:39:50 GMT

Use sudo - the best way to do it.
http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Sysadmin/sudo-1.6.8p9/

Re: Perl: Invoke skript under differrent user?

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:01:56 GMT

Shalom Katin,

There are two ways to grant access to a root script to users. One is suid permissions, but this makes it available to all users.

The second way is sudo, which allows you to decide what users can use it. Its important that you reveiw the perl code and see that its safe.
SEP

Re: Perl: Invoke skript under differrent user?

Kalin Evtimov — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:15:13 GMT

Thank you, sudo worked perfecltly!