topic Re: Using root / remote shell in Operating System - Linux

Using root / remote shell

Lior Mishkovsky — Thu, 05 Jun 2003 06:50:17 GMT

Hi,

I need the syntax to rsh with private user while using root.
Meaning : I'm using root now and I want to SU to user "builder" (for example) which have a .rhosts proxy and do a remote shell to another machine : Can anyone give me the syntax of doing it.
(Please no answers of expect - I need to keep it simple ...).

Re: Using root / remote shell

Jarle Bjorgeengen — Thu, 05 Jun 2003 09:28:09 GMT

Maybe you can use sudo.

man sudo

Rgds Jarle

Re: Using root / remote shell

Jerome Henry — Thu, 05 Jun 2003 10:25:56 GMT

Sudo is a good idea :
sudo -u builder rsh hostname.
Good luck.
J

Re: Using root / remote shell

Stuart Browne — Thu, 05 Jun 2003 22:18:01 GMT

Or you could just 'su' as you're root:

su - builder -c rsh