03-19-2008
The reason for your problem is simple: out of security reasons shell scripts cannot be run in SUID mode per definition. I don't know HP-UX but this is so in every UNIX i came across so most probably this is true for HP-Ux too.
Anyways, you don't need a sticky bit, just make root to be the owner of the script and put the job in roots crontab. Then your script will be run under root authority.
I hope this helps.
bakunin
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pam_console_apply
pam_console_appy(8) System Administrator's Manual pam_console_appy(8)
NAME
pam_console_apply - set or revoke permissions for users at the system console
SYNOPSIS
pam_console_apply [-r]
DESCRIPTION
pam_console_apply sets or resets permissions on devices in the same manner as pam_console.
If /var/run/console.lock exists, pam_console_apply will grant permissions to the user listed therein. If the lock file does not exist,
permissions are reset to those listed in /etc/security/console.perms, which should be configured to set permissions on devices so that root
owns them.
ARGUMENTS
-r Signals pam_console_apply to reset permissions. The default is to set permissions so that the user listed in /var/run/console.lock
has access to the devices, and to reset permissions if no such file exists.
FILES
/var/run/console.lock
/etc/security/console.perms
SEE ALSO
pam_console(8)
console.perms(5)
BUGS
Let's hope not, but if you find any, please report them via the "Bug Track" link at http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/
AUTHOR
Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>, using code shamelessly stolen from parts of pam_console.
Red Hat 2001/3/6 pam_console_appy(8)