Re: [RFC] exec_via_sudo

2001-04-10 Thread Jesse Pollard
kees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi > > Unix/Linux have a lot of daemons that have to run as root because they > need to acces some specific data or run special programs. They are > vulnerable as we learn. > Is there any way to have something like an exec call that is > subject to a sudo like permi

Re: [RFC] exec_via_sudo

2001-04-10 Thread Alexander Viro
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, kees wrote: > Hi > > Unix/Linux have a lot of daemons that have to run as root because they > need to acces some specific data or run special programs. They are > vulnerable as we learn. > Is there any way to have something like an exec call that is > subject to a sudo lik

Re: [RFC] exec_via_sudo

2001-04-10 Thread Tim Waugh
On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 12:55:29PM +0200, kees wrote: > Unix/Linux have a lot of daemons that have to run as root because they > need to acces some specific data or run special programs. They are > vulnerable as we learn. > Is there any way to have something like an exec call that is > subject to

[RFC] exec_via_sudo

2001-04-10 Thread kees
Hi Unix/Linux have a lot of daemons that have to run as root because they need to acces some specific data or run special programs. They are vulnerable as we learn. Is there any way to have something like an exec call that is subject to a sudo like permission system? That would run the daemons as