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Subject: RE: Starting process as different user via rc
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:33:26 -0500
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> Is there a way (eg a small utility or some such) that would allow a  
> process/script to be started from rc using a different UID than root?
> SUID would be a poor solution in the case I have in mind.
> 
su -c 'program name and options' <user>

PostgreSQL uses this to startup, it is in ports, and does that via the
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/pgsql.sh shell script.

I would guess what you are doing is via something you installed via the 
ports tree?

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