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Re^2: Running process as another user

by morgon (Priest)
on May 14, 2014 at 09:51 UTC ( [id://1085999]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Running process as another user
in thread Running process as another user

I actually mentioned in my post why this is not what I want.

The problem with this approach is that the resulting process (while running under the correct effective user-id) still seems to be running as root in ps.

I would like to have a process running under another effective id and be visible as such in ps.

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Re^3: Running process as another user
by Corion (Patriarch) on May 14, 2014 at 11:45 UTC

    Ah - I'm sorry, I thought that one was for setting the real user-id in addition to the effective user-id would have that effect.

      Actually you were right (so I am sorry).

      What I tried before I posted my question here was setting $< and that makes the process still appear as being run by root.

      But setting $> does the trick and is all that is needed.

      Seems I need to brush up on real vs effective uid...

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