Running a script under a different user using 'become'

[bigbalbossa]

I have a txt file containing a list of filenames (with full path) that need to be deleted from a server. Currently, i have to manually run a delete script as user 'xyz' using the become command on linux:

roc01[phase1]:/u02/Code> become xyz
dug's Password:

***manually enter my password, then run the script.

Is it possible to automate this? I can't seem to find anything on the web about 'become', and i don't have 'su' or 'sudo' access.

Thanks

 

[travs69]

are you connecting via telnet? Net::Telnet has an excellent "expect" type of interface to it, or ... just use expect.


Travis

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