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Subject: Re: bin user
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:35:17 -0400
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after reading yourr e-mail i thoug this is a very good idea too

*BUT*!

# su -m bin
su: /usr/local/bin/bash: Permission denied
# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel), 2(kmem), 3(sys), 4(tty),
5(operator), 20(staff), 31(guest)
#

it won't switch to bin for some reason:(

----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Andrews" <will@physics.purdue.edu>
To: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com>
Cc: "David Kirchner" <davidk@accretivetg.com>; "Ivan Krstic"
<ike@gnjilux.srk.fer.hr>; <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: bin user


> On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 01:46:00PM -0400, alexus (ml@db.nexgen.com) wrote:
> > hm, i like yours is better the only question will it work from crontab?
>
> /etc/crontab will let you specify user to run the command as.
> You can also do ``su -m bin'' then ``crontab -e''.
>
> --
> wca
>


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