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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting I need a shell with su command Post 52713 by RTM on Thursday 24th of June 2004 08:59:43 AM
Old 06-24-2004
I've seen startup scripts running as root use the su command to other users with commands - no password.

su - sybase -c "/opt/sybase/install startserver -f /opt/sybase/install/RUN_PRODSYB"

I realize this probably isn't what you are looking for but thought it might help.

Also search these forums for expect - it may also be a solution.
 

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newgrp(1)						      General Commands Manual							 newgrp(1)

NAME
newgrp - change effective group ID sg - execute command with different group ID SYNOPSIS
newgrp [-l] [group] sg group -c command DESCRIPTION
The newgrp command changes the user's real and effetive group ID by replacing the current shell with a new shell. A new shell is launched even if an error occours. A password is requested if the group has a password and the user is not listed in the group file as being a member of that group. The pass- word can be changed with the gpasswd(1) command. If the new effective group ID is not in the supplementary group list, newgrp will add the new group ID to the supplementary list, too. With no operands and options, newgrp changes the user's group IDs (real and effective) back to the group specified in password and group file. The sg command works like the newgrp command, except that it executes the given command with /bin/sh and upon exit the group ID of the cur- rent shell is not changed. OPTIONS
-l, --login reinitialize the environment as if the user logged in. --help Print a help list. -u, --usage Print a short usage message. -v, --version Print program version. SEE ALSO
gpasswd(1), group(5), passwd(1), passwd(5), su(1) AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de> pwdutils April 2004 newgrp(1)
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