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Old 06-14-2013
Command run with admin privileges
Hi all,
I want to run a single command (gdm-restart) which has admin privileges as normal user.
I have done these below steps so for.

1. cp -p /usr/sbin/gdm-restart /usr/bin
2. chmod o+w /usr/bin
3. chown user /usr/bin.

But still not success. So kindly please let me know whether there is any procedure for my requirement.

Regards,
Mastan
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Old 06-14-2013
sudo would be the normal approach to running a program as super user.

Changing the ownership and giving write privilege to everyone for /usr/bin seems super crazy too.

And as this has nothing to do with Red Hat, I've moved the thread to another forum.
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Old 06-14-2013
Hi Scott,

Thanks for your prompt reply. I know about how to run a command as normal user with administrator privileges using sudo. But my intention is run a single command which is having admin privileges as normal user. Is it possible ?
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Old 06-14-2013
Have a look at setuid

setuid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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