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active state perl and allowing non root users to add/compile modules

 
Unix Administrator_5
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active state perl and allowing non root users to add/compile modules

We have recently downloaded the hp port of active-state perl 5.6.1.

It has a neat utility that allows root to find/compile/ and add a module. However, we need a way to allow a particular user to do this without giving them root.

The depot is installed and gives bin:bin ownership and group to everything.

there are some modules which it doesnt handle well, so the user must alos be able to add a module manually.

Is there a way to allow non root users to own the maintenance of this without comprimising root or endandering perl upgrades etc.
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Ted Ellis_2
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Re: active state perl and allowing non root users to add/compile modules

are you familiar with sudo? designed to let you configure non-root users for running certain commands with root privs and not compromising the rest of the environment...

http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/