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Execute a file from a different account
Okay, I have this homework assignment, and I think I have it all down path, but I just need help with this one line.

Write a C Shell script that can be run under any CECS unix account and the script produces the following three lines output on the screen.
Requirements
1. The first line in the script file must contain the command I should type so that I can run it from my account and get the desired output. Remember, the C++ program is in your account and not in mine. You can test it by running it from another account, also, we are not in the same group.


Okay, I'm confused by the "Requirements 1" thing. I have to give him a hard copy of my C Shell script, so my only problem is that he has to have access to the C++ program saved in my account.

I'm confused what type of command would be needed for him to reach my account.

He's in a completely different category, so I'm assuming I have to set the other users category so that he can execute it, but what is needed exactly. Say I called the file "test" from directory "Program". For me to execute it, I would do this

% ./Program/test

What would be required for him to do that exact same thing? I can't find it anywhere. This is probably a stupid question, but I'm lost.
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grab-account

GRAB-ACCOUNT(8) 						 chiark utilities						   GRAB-ACCOUNT(8)

NAME

       grab-account - add new account synchronised to remote system

SYNOPSIS

       grab-account local-user source [remote-user]

DESCRIPTION

       grab-account  reconfigures  sync-accounts  to  start synchronising a specified local user (which may not yet exist) from a specified remote
       system, and then invokes sync-accounts once to synchronise from that source.

       /etc/sync-accounts/createuser should contain a addhere line in the appropriate source section (ie, after host source).  grab-account adds a
	 user local-user [remote=remote-user]
       directive just before addhere and runs sync-accounts source.

EXIT STATUS

       0      All went well.

       any other
	      There were problems.

FILES

       /etc/sync-accounts; See also sync-accounts(8).

ENVIRONMENT

       See sync-accounts(8).

BUGS

       There is no locking of /etc/sync-accounts so do not invoke grab-account from a script, or more than once at a time by hand.   Do  not  edit
       /etc/sync-accounts by hand and also simultaneously run grab-account.

       The mechanism involving addhere is suboptimal.  This should be done with an include feature in sync-accounts, so that grab-account does not
       have to edit a configuration file that really belongs to the sysadmin.

AUTHOR

       grab-account and this manpage are part of the sync-accounts package which was written by Ian  Jackson  <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>.   They
       are Copyright 1999-2000,2002 Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>, and Copyright 2000-2001 nCipher Corporation Ltd.

       The  sync-accounts  package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
       published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.

       This is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of  MERCHANTABILITY	or
       FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You  should  have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, consult the Free Software Foundation's
       website at www.fsf.org, or the GNU Project website at www.gnu.org.

SEE ALSO

       sync-accounts(8), sync-accounts(5), passwd(5)

Greenend							  14th July 2002						   GRAB-ACCOUNT(8)