[NTLUG:Discuss] Run Program as User From Init Scripts

[Jack Snodgrass]

Not sure of the exact syntax, but you'll want to use the 'su' command. 
Something like 
su - username -c "command to run" 
do a man su to get the syntax. 

jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lee at brave.com>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 5:34 AM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Run Program as User From Init Scripts


> i'd like to run a program as a user from the init boot scripts.  for
> instance, i'd like to run fetchmail at boot time, but i don't want to run
> it as root, and besides, fetchmail is very picky about who runs the
> program (my config for fetchmail is in my home directory).
> 
> so how do i manipulate a rc.local file in the init scripts to call
> fetchmail (or any other program) but run it as a particular user?
> 
> TIA
> 
> -- lee
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