From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from parker2.sprint.com ([199.14.91.106] helo=damgwp01.corp.sprint.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15wkCi-0006KC-00 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:05:48 -0400 Received: from damgwp02.corp.sprint.com (damgwp02 [10.184.140.69]) by damgwp01.corp.sprint.com (Switch-2.1.3/Switch-2.1.0) with ESMTP id f9PD8mS17865 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:08:48 -0500 (CDT) Received: from kcopmp01.corp.sprint.com (kcopmp01m.corp.sprint.com [10.74.2.72]) by damgwp02.corp.sprint.com (Switch-2.1.3/Switch-2.1.0) with ESMTP id f9PD5hr20742 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:05:48 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gallegos.corp.sprint.com ([172.19.78.129] (may be forged)) by kcopmp01.corp.sprint.com (8.8.6 (PHNE_17190)/8.8.6) with ESMTP id IAA13698 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:05:42 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from raul@localhost) by gallegos.corp.sprint.com (8.11.4/8.11.4) id f9PD5AL00184 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:05:10 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: gallegos.corp.sprint.com: raul set sender to raul.a.gallegos@mail.sprint.com using -f Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:05:10 -0500 From: "Raul A . Gallegos" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: running programs as nonroot user Message-ID: <20011025080510.A148@mail.sprint.com> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <200110250029.f9P0TqT60307@mail2.mx.voyager.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200110250029.f9P0TqT60307@mail2.mx.voyager.net>; from romualt@megsinet.net on Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 08:29:52PM -0400 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: raul.a.gallegos@mail.sprint.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: romualt@megsinet.net said the following on Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 08:29:52PM -0400: > How does one run a program from /etc/rc.d/rc.local as a normal user and not as root? Thanks. Like this: su username -c "command" Raul A. Gallegos -- Sprint BWG Systems Administration Network Operations Center 9300 Metcalf Ave. Overland Park, KS 66212 Office:913/534.5603 PCS:913/488.3011 mailto:raul.a.gallegos@mail.sprint.com