Re: Script to Run as Root

["Anthony E. Greene" <agreene pobox com>]

At 15:38 1998-09-29 +0800, Bench wrote:
>
>How can I make a script run as root when it is invoked thru an alias,
>e.g.:
>
>test: "| /usr/local/bin/root-script"
>
>I want to do this so that I can modify some special files by mailing
>to the alias 'test'.

chmod u+s filename

Any program that runs as root and is openly accessible is a security concern.


 Tony
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