Re: running ntpdate as user

[Mike Kuhar <mikewk147@attbi.com>]

I think a better way to handle this is to forget about running ntpdate
as a user.  Instead, setup ntpdate, as root, in crontab to run every 12
or 24 hours.  -mk

On Wed, 2002-09-18 at 18:49, Andrew Pritchard wrote:
> > > Anyone know what I need to change in order to run ntpdate as a user
> > > without using su sudo ...?
> >
> > Without looking I assume that changing the time is a root privilege
> > operation.  Otherwise anyone could change the time and play games with
> > the system.  Therefore what you would have to change to allow non-root
> > to do this would be the code in the kernel which makes that a privilege
> > operation.
> >
> > Bob
> 
> I think what Bob is trying to say is:
> 
> Why would you want to compromise the security of your system in this way?
> 
> My preference has to be to run it with sudo. If you are worried about the
> 'annoyance' of having to enter a password (perhaps it's running from a non
> interactive script) you can configure sudo to not need a password for that
> particular operation.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
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