Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!cca!ima!johnl From: johnl@ima.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: enhanced cron.c, anyone? - (nf) Message-ID: <359@ima.UUCP> Date: Fri, 22-Jul-83 18:38:59 EDT Article-I.D.: ima.359 Posted: Fri Jul 22 18:38:59 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 23-Jul-83 04:43:06 EDT Lines: 14 #R:ucf-cs:-99300:ima:20400012:000:336 ima!johnl Jul 22 12:05:00 1983 (The question is asked how to run programs from "cron" under uids other than the root.) On USG Unix at least, you can put in entries like 1 2 3 4 5 su joeuser command args since the "su" command doesn't need a password if you're already the root. This seems easier than trying to build the feature into cron. John Levine, ima!johnl