Run script with different user at the startup ..

Mr.AIX · #1 04-16-2010

Run script with different user at the startup ..

I have created this user appuser

And I have a script should to be up thru the startup by this user appuser

I have defined the path of the script /user/appstart.sh in /etc/rc

But at the startup starting will be by root , I’d like to keep the starting of that script to be by appuser not root .

Pls advice in this..

thegeek · #2 04-16-2010

normally in debian, i used to do like,

Code:

 su USER -c 'command &'

ross.mather · #3 04-16-2010

The script in /etc/rc should contain the line that the geek suggested and then your other script can be anywhere you like.

Mr.AIX · #4 04-18-2010

Code:

 
su USER -c 'command &'

Mr.AIX · #5 09-04-2010

Guy's ,

that command is working fine but is there another way to do the same thing to run the command by root and to be executed by appuser user

john1212 · #6 09-08-2010

I think you need:

Code:

su -l appuser -c command

frank_rizzo · #7 09-08-2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by john1212

I think you need:

Code:

su -l appuser -c command

su with -l (or -) means:
Provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had the user logged in directly.

su -l does not work on AIX. su - should be used.

from Run level script execution

Quote:

I would not edit /etc/rc directly because your updates will eventualy get overwritten by an upgrade. Create a rc script the proper way. It will be called by the /etc/rc script. Another alternative is to add it to /etc/inittab.

Run level script execution

Run level scripts allow users to start and stop selected applications while changing the run level.
Put run level scripts in the subdirectory of /etc/rc.d that is specific to the run level:

* /etc/rc.d/rc2.d
* /etc/rc.d/rc3.d
* /etc/rc.d/rc4.d
* /etc/rc.d/rc5.d
* /etc/rc.d/rc6.d
* /etc/rc.d/rc7.d
* /etc/rc.d/rc8.d
* /etc/rc.d/rc9.d

The /etc/rc.d/rc will run the scripts it finds in the specified directory when the run level changes - first running the stop application scripts then running the start application scripts.
Note: Scripts beginning with K are stop scripts, while scripts beginning with S are start scripts.

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