Alvin Oga writes: >how about: ( maybe a dumb idea .... but...a temporary answer?? > >user> vi /etc/aliases > - save it to /tmp/aliases > >user> sucpaliases > >where sucp: and allow users to run sucp as root > - add sucpaliases into the sudo file
Not bad... then wrap the whole thing in a script.. editaliases would do the above steps #!/bin/sh tmpfile=/tmp/editaliases$$ cp /etc/aliases $tmpfile /etc/alternatives/editor $tmpfile sudo sucpaliases $tmpfile sudo newaliases # for good measure # end editaliases Question: Is it generally considered secure enough to sudo a bash script like your sucpaliases? Or should a C equivalent be written instead? --Bill. -- William R Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wards.net/~bill/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
