01-07-2010
Allow a user use a specific root command!
Hi,
I like to allow an user to permit an root command " /usr/ucb/ps -auxwww", do you know how?
Kind regards
Mehrdad
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
implot
plot(1B) SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands plot(1B)
NAME
plot, aedplot, atoplot, bgplot, crtplot, dumbplot, gigiplot, hpplot, implot, plottoa, t300, t300s, t4013, t450, tek, vplot, hp7221plot -
graphics filters for various plotters
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/plot [-Tterminal]
DESCRIPTION
The plot utility reads plotting instructions (see plot(4B)) from the standard input and produces plotting instructions suitable for a par-
ticular terminal on the standard output.
If no terminal is specified, the environment variable TERM is used. The default terminal is tek.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
Except for ver, the following terminal-types can be used with `lpr -g' (see lpr(1B)) to produce plotted output:
2648 | 2648a | h8 | hp2648 | hp2648a
Hewlett Packard 2648 graphics terminal.
hp7221 | hp7 | h7 |
Hewlett Packard 7221 plotter.
300
DASI 300 or GSI terminal (Diablo mechanism).
300s | 300S
DASI 300s terminal (Diablo mechanism).
450
DASI Hyterm 450 terminal (Diablo mechanism).
4013
Tektronix 4013 storage scope.
4014 | tek
Tektronix 4014 and 4015 storage scope with Enhanced Graphics Module. (Use 4013 for Tektronix 4014 or 4015 without the Enhanced Graphics
Module).
aed
AED 512 color graphics terminal.
bgplot | bitgraph
BBN bitgraph graphics terminal.
crt
Any crt terminal capable of running vi(1).
dumb | un | unknown
Dumb terminals without cursor addressing or line printers.
gigi | vt125
DEC vt125 terminal.
implot
Imagen plotter.
var
Benson Varian printer-plotter
ver
Versatec D1200A printer-plotter. The output is scan-converted and suitable input to `lpr -v'.
FILES
/usr/ucb/aedplot
/usr/ucb/atoplot
/usr/ucb/bgplot
/usr/ucb/crtplot
/usr/ucb/dumbplot
/usr/ucb/gigiplot
/usr/ucb/hp7221plot
/usr/ucb/hpplot
/usr/ucb/implot
/usr/ucb/plot
/usr/ucb/plottoa
/usr/ucb/t300
/usr/ucb/t300s
/usr/ucb/t4013
/usr/ucb/t450
/usr/ucb/tek
/usr/ucb/vplot
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWscpu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
graph(1), tplot(1), vi(1), lpr(1B), plot(4B), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.11 3 Aug 1994 plot(1B)