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Old 12-20-2004
Passing the password in csh ( su )

Hi,
How do I pass the password from a csh script when I su to a different user ? ( Root is not running this script )

Thanks
# 2  
Old 12-20-2004
You can't use here documents and the like to send passswords to "su" - it'll always prompt - and for good reason. Having the root password stored plaintext in some file would be begging for trouble!

You might want to look into "sudo" for your needs.
http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/

Cheers
ZB
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