[mdlug] How can I set up a process initiated by another user to execute as my user ID?
Wojtak, Greg
GregWojtak at quickenloans.com
Mon Apr 16 15:58:24 EDT 2007
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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