[NTLUG:Discuss] Running Applications with Root privileges

[Bug Hunter]

  chmod +s nmap

  that sets the suid bit, which causes it to run as root when executed.  
If the program is a bad program, the machine is now owned.


  Only root can do this.


On 4 Oct 2002, Patrick Parks wrote:

> Is there a switch or something that I can use to run a program (nmap) as
> root when I am a user? I know I can su then run it, but what I would
> like to do is be able to launch nmap from my desktop, without having to
> su first. I am using Windowmaker and RH 7.3. I have been reading up on
> this, and I found something about setuid bit, is anyone familiar with
> this? Thanks 
> 
> Patrick Parks
> 

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