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

[Wojtak, Greg]

It's not often I get to correct someone else... usually it's the other way
around.  Like this top-posting, for example.


On 4/16/07 1:36 PM, "Aaron Kulkis" <akulkis3 at hotpop.com> wrote:

> Wojtak, Greg wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On 4/16/07 12:17 PM, "Aaron Kulkis" <akulkis3 at hotpop.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> gib at juno.com wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> 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
>>> 
> 
>> Actually, that's 4755... 1755 sets the sticky bit.
>> 
> 
> Whoops... thanks ;-)
> 
> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>> 
> 
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