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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting To Change the user during runtime Post 302158639 by *ptr on Wednesday 16th of January 2008 02:25:02 AM
Old 01-16-2008
Hi

I think you can use sudo like commands. I made some perl scripts, which are launched from the web (so, with apache user), but the script actions are done under a real-user id. I manage this by adding the script path with `sudo visudo` command.
Actually the script is started under a real user credential, not under apache user credential.

I think you can launch from your script a subprocess (with `system` call, and the parameter to that system call should be something like: sudo USER CMD)

Hope it helps
 

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IVMAN-LAUNCH(8) 					      System Manager's Manual						   IVMAN-LAUNCH(8)

NAME
ivman-launch - launch script for Ivman SYNOPSIS
ivman-launch [ --exit-with-session <cmd> ] [ OPTIONS ] [ COMMAND [ ARGS... ]] DESCRIPTION
ivman-launch is a simple script used to launch Ivman. Its sole purpose is to ensure Ivman is closed at the end of a user's login session. You can use it if your session manager does not properly close Ivman when you log out. ivman-launch supports the same command-line options as Ivman, and one additional option: --exit-with-session. Thus, there is no point using ivman-launch if you do not need to use this option. If you supply a COMMAND (with optional ARGS), the the specified command will be run after ivman is started, and ivman will be killed after that command exits. OPTIONS
--exit-with-session <cmd> ivman-launch will block until the command 'cmd' terminates, at which point it will kill Ivman and exit itself. If the command 'cmd' is not running when ivman-launch is started, Ivman will exit immediately. Note that this option implies Ivman will be called with the '--nofork' option. option. --debug --nofork --system These flags be passed to the launched ivman command. EXAMPLES
ivman-launch --exit-with-session xinit & The ivman process will be started, then the xinit process is watched. When the xinit process exits, ivman is killed. Placing this command in an ~/.xinitrc file would cause Ivman to launch in the background when your session begins, and exit when your session ends: ivman-launch /usr/bin/x-window-manager The ivman process is launched, then /usr/bin/x-window-manager is run, when x-window-manager exits, ivman is killed. This is an example of how ivman might be launched from Xsession in order to chain several programs together in one session. SEE ALSO
ivman(8) Xsession(5) CREDITS
This script was written by Daniele Favara. 10 February 2006 IVMAN-LAUNCH(8)
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