Normal user to run command as root

[adamsd]

Hello,

We have just migrated from AIX4.3 server to a new AIX5.1 server. A Normal user use to run some scripts as exec.root and exe some root commands. When I copied the scripts across and tried to run them I get no responce. Can some please help me here.

-rwxr-xr-- 1 root staff 3535 Dec 18 19:41 lock.ksh

extract from script
move_userexit ()
{
for INSTANCE_OWNER in db2inst1 db2inst2 db2inst3 db2inst4
do
if [[ -e ~$INSTANCE_OWNER/$USER_EXIT ]]
# If the user exit program exists move it to a temporary name
then
$SCRIPTS_BIN/exec.root mv ~$INSTANCE_OWNER/$USER_EXIT ~$INSTANCE_
OWNER/$USER_EXIT_TMP
fi
if [[ ! -e ~$INSTANCE_OWNER/$USER_EXIT_TMP ]]
then
print "Could not move DB2 user exit programme for $INSTANCE_OWNER"
fi
done
}

 

[nwardez]

Hi,

What permissions do you have on exec.root ? If you expect a normal user to execute this script "as" root:
1. file belongs to root and you do a "chmod u+s" on it ...
2. you look at "sudo" command (

http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/sudo.html)

 

[adamsd]

Thanks, I changed the permission and it works.
Appreciate this very much
Cheers

 

[aix43310]

What is the permissions on exec.root that lock.ksh calls. Is exec.root in the right path?