Re: Making Script Run as Super User

[Butch Kemper <kemper@bihs.net>]

At 14:49 -0500 on 4/12/98, Jeff Noxon wrote:


> On Sun, Apr 12, 1998 at 02:41:34PM -0500, Butch Kemper wrote:
> >
> > I want a script to execute as the Super User.  I have tried several things
> > with the "s" attribute but have not been successful.
>
> Linux won't let you create suid shell scripts -- they're insecure.
> The "s" attribute is ignored on shell scripts.  You can probably do what
> you want with the sudo package.
>
> Jeff


The sudo package was just what I needed.

Thanks.

Butch

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