Re: Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-31 Thread Mikael Olofsson
Laszlo Nagy wrote: > For Windows, you can use the 'runas.exe' program. But it requires a > password too. Or you can get a copy of the shareware program RunAsProfessional, which I use for my kids stupid games that necessarily has to be run by an admin. The price I paid was 10 Euro, which I still

Re: Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-29 Thread Laurent Pointal
Bernard Lebel a écrit : > On 5/26/06, Laszlo Nagy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> For Windows, you can use the 'runas.exe' program. But it requires a >> password too. >> >> From what you wrote, I think that you need to change architecture. You >> should write your own service rather than write trick

Re: Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-29 Thread Bernard Lebel
Thanks Laszlo, I'll check it out. Bernard On 5/29/06, Laszlo Nagy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > >> From what you wrote, I think that you need to change architecture. You > >> should write your own service rather than write tricky programs. This > >> way you can develop your own security

Re: Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-29 Thread Laszlo Nagy
>> >> From what you wrote, I think that you need to change architecture. You >> should write your own service rather than write tricky programs. This >> way you can develop your own security system, and restrict access to >> specific files/programs. You can write tools that can connect to your >>

Re: Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-26 Thread Bernard Lebel
On 5/26/06, Laszlo Nagy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For Windows, you can use the 'runas.exe' program. But it requires a > password too. > > From what you wrote, I think that you need to change architecture. You > should write your own service rather than write tricky programs. This > way you can

Re: Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-26 Thread Bernard Lebel
On 5/26/06, Diez B. Roggisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And as you refrain form telling us which OS you are running under [Bernard] The network file server is Red Hat Enterprise 4. The user workstation run through MS Windows XP Pro 32bit SP2, accessing the file server through Samba. one > can

Re: Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-26 Thread Laszlo Nagy
Hello Diez, Please see below. > And as you refrain form telling us which OS you are running under one > can only be very vague on what to suggest - UNIXish OSes have for > example the setguid-bit, sudo springs to mind and under certain desktops > there are ways to acquire root-settings (but y

Re: Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-26 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
Bernard Lebel schrieb: > Hello, > > I would like to know if there is a way to run a Python file under a > different user account than the one logged in. Allow me to explain. > > There are a bunch of people here, they are "basic user", with limited > permissions. Basically there are locations on t

Running Python scripts under a different user

2006-05-26 Thread Bernard Lebel
Hello, I would like to know if there is a way to run a Python file under a different user account than the one logged in. Allow me to explain. There are a bunch of people here, they are "basic user", with limited permissions. Basically there are locations on the network where they can only read a