award@uafhp.uark.edu (Sven Thjostarsson) (12/18/90)
I am looking for a more secure way to run shell scripts with root authority. I currently have a C program that simply calls the script via "system()". I have heard of a program called "priv". Can anyone point me to where it can be ftp'd or to something else that will address my needs?
martin@hppcgelo.hp.com (Martin Croome) (12/20/90)
award@uafhp.uark.edu (Sven Thjostarsson) writes... > > I am looking for a more secure way to run shell scripts with root > authority. I currently have a C program that simply calls the > script via "system()". I have heard of a program called "priv". > Can anyone point me to where it can be ftp'd or to something else > that will address my needs? > ---------- I think the priv program you want comes from the book UNIX System Security by Pat Wood. I don't remember the publisher. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin CROOME !'s - hplabs!hpgnd!hppcmart!martin Hewlett Packard @'s - martin@hppcmart.grenoble.hp.com Grenoble Personal Computer Division HPDesk - Martin CROOME / HP6300/K1 Technical Marketing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------