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Old 09-22-2002
another user script
Hi,
Suppose I am user1 and I want to call a script using user2 (i.e., as if I call it while I am user2). However, I want to specify user2 password progromatically (without requiring user1 to enter it). Is this possible?
Thank you in advance
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# 2  
Old 09-22-2002
Check out expect, located at:expect.nist.gov .
cerberusofhate
# 3  
Old 09-24-2002
These can be possibilities

1)set 'Set user-id' bit to user2 script.So that when u run user2.scr
while login as user1 still it runs as if user2 is executing it.

I am not sure whether it creates file etc where user1 has no permission..

for e.g. chmod 4755 user2.scr

2)Dynamically create .netrc file and rexec the user2 script


GOOD LUCK
# 4  
Old 09-25-2002
Thank you very much
# 5  
Old 09-26-2002
can't assign SUID to a shell script
I didn't think you can use SUID for a shell script?

I believe that you can setup "sudo" privledges for the other user. Here are a few posts that may help.

https://www.unix.com/showthread.php?s...highlight=suid

https://www.unix.com/showthread.php?s...highlight=suid


Smilie
# 6  
Old 09-26-2002
Re: can't assign SUID to a shell script
Quote:
Originally posted by Kelam_Magnus
I didn't think you can use SUID for a shell script?
For years that was true because suid shell scripts opened up a security hole that could not be closed. But now some unix versions have a /dev/fd psuedo filesystem which enables this hole to be closed. Recent SunOS versions fall into this category and they support suid shell scripts.

It surprised me too. Smilie
# 7  
Old 10-05-2002
How abt trying to add an entry in /etc/inetd.conf for the script to be invoked under user2, and Start a program from user1 which will make an inetd connection to the inetd port of user2's script entry. You dont need the user2's passwd in this case.
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