RE: suid

[Monserrat Seisdedos Nuñez <mseisdedos cirsa com>]

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: gtk-list-admin gnome org 
> [mailto:gtk-list-admin gnome org]En nombre
> de Olaf Fr±czyk
> Enviado el: miércoles 29 de mayo de 2002 10:25
> Para: Monserrat Seisdedos Nuñez
> CC: gtk (E-mail)
> Asunto: Re: suid
> 
> 
> On 2002.05.29 09:52 Monserrat Seisdedos Nuñez wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hello everybody:
> > I'm trying to write a program that modifies the crontab 
> file of a user,
> > these files are readable only by root, so as gtk can't 
> iniciate bit suid
> > programs, how can i carry out my goal???
> Hi,
> 
> 1. Use sudo. I think it should work.
I don't want the programm to run as root everytime, just when modifying
the crontab file.

> or
> 2. Add user you want to modify the file to group which owns 
> the file, and add write permission for group.
i can't do it because the security rules in the system are strict i can't
ask the adminitrator to do that, this would be considered the last solution,
if nothing else can be done.


> aor
> 3. If you have filesystem with ACLs (like XFS) just add ACL 
> for this user with write permission.
> or
I haven't
> 4. Hack the library. ;)
I think this can't be consedered

> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Olaf
> 
Thanks for your anwers


 
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