Perl: Invoke skript under differrent user?

[Kalin Evtimov]

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!

[Tomek Gryszkiewicz · Accepted solution]

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

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[Kalin Evtimov]

Thank you, sudo worked perfecltly!