[mdlug] How can I set up a process initiated by another user to execute as my user ID?

[Aaron Kulkis]

gib at juno.com wrote:
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> 
> How can I set up a process initiated by another user to execute as my 
> user ID?
> 
> I have a process that logs into an ftp server with my user ID and my 
> password but I don't want to provide my password to someone else.  How 
> can I allow someone else to execute this process? 
>

I'm assuming that it's compiled code, and not a shell script.

If so, just make sure that YOU are the owner of the executable,
and then use chmod to set the "set User ID" (setuid) bit.

chmod 1755 executable_file




> Alternatively, can I set up a process that will be able to read the 
> password from a secure location without the user seeing it?
Yes, same way.