At command under another user

[Travis Harp]

Is there a way run a script using the at command but execute it under another user?
For example, if I want to execute "at -f /home/user/Myusersscript.sh now" from say rc4.d but want it to run under their account and not root. How would I go about that?

[Pete Randall]

Travis,

As root, run a script like this:

su otheruser
at -f /home/user/Myusersscript.sh now



Pete

[Mark Grant]

su - user -c "at now etc etc"

[Umapathy S]

You can su to another user before running that command in rc4.d.

su -
at -f /home/user/Myusersscript.sh now

HTH,
Umapathy

[T G Manikandan]

#su - -c "script"

[Dave La Mar]

Travis -
Here's an example from our startup -
nohup su - username -c /path/to_command/command 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null

In your case the command following -c is as other replies have noted.

You might be wise in adding the username to /var/adm/cron/cron.allow

Best of luck.

Regards,

dl

[Dave La Mar]

Travis -
Sorry, I meant at.allow.

dl