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2007-10-01
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2007-10-02
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Originally Posted by tundrwd
You should be able to do this if you set the executable to suid root (NB: Won't work for scripts). I haven't tested this on an IT but it's standard Unix/Linux:
I'd like to be able to run processes or programs from the standard menu - but do it as root. Processes like - grsync/rsync, backup/restore, etc.
I know I can drop to xterm, sudo, and run the command from the command line that way, I'd simply like something more convenient.
I'm running the latest 2007HE firmware.
In xterm (once):
sudo gainroot
chown root /path/to/executable
chmod u+s /path/to/executable
After this the executable should run as root (unless it's a script).
NB:NB:NB: These kind of tricks lets you open to all kind of security problems, but should be ok unless you let someone else get access to your device (beware of networks).
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2007-10-02
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Originally Posted by TA-t3
Yeah, that one I knew, and should have said I want to explicitly avoid. It's a big security risk. And being as the point of this device is to access networks, that seems to be a double "don't do this".
You should be able to do this if you set the executable to suid root (NB: Won't work for scripts). I haven't tested this on an IT but it's standard Unix/Linux:
In xterm (once):
sudo gainroot
chown root /path/to/executable
chmod u+s /path/to/executable
After this the executable should run as root (unless it's a script).
NB:NB:NB: These kind of tricks lets you open to all kind of security problems, but should be ok unless you let someone else get access to your device (beware of networks).
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2007-10-02
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safer way is to modifiy /etc/sudoers (i.e. add just your script/command there) and then have your script called from menu to call sudo. See e.g. how it is done in kbdd but replace 'sudo gainroot' for something you added to /etc/sudoers
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I know I can drop to xterm, sudo, and run the command from the command line that way, I'd simply like something more convenient.
I'm running the latest 2007HE firmware.