From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Jun 29 20:12:36 2005
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CD0A16A41C
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:12:36 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from gerard-seibert@suscom.net)
Received: from smtp2.suscom.net (smtp2.suscom.net [64.78.83.231])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 068BD43D58
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:12:33 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from gerard-seibert@suscom.net)
Received: from localhost (smtp2.suscom.net [127.0.0.1])
	by smtp2.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 746B81CDDB0
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:05:30 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from smtp2.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1])
	by localhost (smtp2 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with SMTP
	id 10146-08 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:05:18 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from [192.168.0.3] (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148])
	by smtp2.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 4838E1CDCC3
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:05:17 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:12:23 -0400
From: Gerard Seibert <gerard-seibert@suscom.net>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Sender: Gerard@smtp2.suscom.net, Seibert@smtp2.suscom.net
Message-Id: <20050629161011.E77E.GERARD-SEIBERT@suscom.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.21.03 [en]
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at suscom.net
Subject: Running Programs from CRON as root
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: gerard-seibert@suscom.net
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:12:36 -0000

I am not sure how to go about this. If I do not want to touch the system
CRON, is it possible to create a personal CRON that could  run two
programs, both at the super user level"

Example:

I want to update the ports tree and then run portmanager to install the
updates. These obviously have to be run as root. Is there a way I can
force this to happen without actually leaving the system logged in as
root?

I have 'bash 3' installed as my shell if that makes any difference.

--=20
Gerard E. Seibert
gerard-seibert@suscom.net