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# 8  
Old 01-17-2007
The password prompt comes up if you are currently not the root user.
# 9  
Old 01-17-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by srikanthus2002
yes i tried with both the option "1 and l"

Code:
su -l kanth -c "programe1" which gives "usage: su [ - ] user [sh options]"

error.
Post the output of uname -a
# 10  
Old 01-17-2007
yes , you are right i logged into as "sri" but i have sudo permission.

i can execute root commands by using "sudo"

ex:

Code:
sudo chmod kanth:kanth *

o/p of uname -a

UNIX_ser UNIX_ser 4.0 3.0 3516 Pentium IV(TM)-ISA/PCI
# 11  
Old 01-17-2007
then:
Code:
sudo su - kanth -c "programe1"

assuming you are allowed to do that (sudoers).

Ah! Very dangerous: "sudo chmod kanth:kanth *" Smilie
# 12  
Old 01-22-2007
sudo chmod kanth:kanth *

yes , i never use it ..just i gave an example...

still i am getting same error
# 13  
Old 01-22-2007
su kanth -c <program>

no - required after su

just try this
# 14  
Old 01-23-2007
HTML Code:
su kanth -c program
it asks password which i don't know but i have sudo permissions
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