[TriLUG] running script as mail alias, script running as specific user

[Brent Verner]

[2002-01-14 16:41] Jon Carnes said:
| I'm trying to setup an automated process using a email address.  The email
| alias is something like:
|   thetrees:  "|/usr/local/sbin/thetrees"
| 
| The script thetrees in /usr/local/sbin needs to run as a specified user.
| The user should be "lorax".  How do I let the lorax speak for thetrees?
| 
| I've tried using chmod u+s on the script, and setting the user to lorax, but
| that is not working.
| 
| I've setup scripts to run as specific users in the past, so I know that it
| can be done.  But right now, I'm just sitting here knitting thneads and
| coming up blank.  <If I don't get this done soon, the Barbaloots will be in
| trouble...>

suidperl.  What pray-tell are the Barbaloots ???

cheers.
  b

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