su

[I am Spartacus]

check the man page on the 'sudo' command.  it's used specifically to 
allow users to run commands as another user without actually having to 
su to that user.  you might also look into the 'setuid' and 'setgid' 
commands.  they allow you to set the user and group id of the current 
process.  hope this helps.

shannon
http://www.iamspartacus.net

crash3m at trelane.net wrote:

>Is there a way to allow programs to run as root even if started as a
>user?  I want to return urpmi (User RPM Installer) to its former glory
>of being a users tool but documentation is sparse on the process.  Any
>help is appreciated.
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