Re: Executing run command for scripts as su

Yip same problem here. Firstly my server only has about 4 Gigs HD. Installing GNU crashed the server... seams we don't have the right libraries or the hardware is just not handling it. Well the good news is this. It seams that I had to specify every path to the scripts for every command being executed and I move the index.html generation to be handled by cron. Problem solved for now. (Ahhh squeezed some more live out of this old fossil, AGAIN) Thanx for all the reply's Cheers Franz Ps Paul could you have a look for that SDK copy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:52 PM Subject: Re: Executing run command for scripts as su I think you need the development kit. The last time I looked it could be downloaded, but I think you needed a username/password. I might still have a copy somewhere. I tried to install gcc from source but it threw a wobbler and I couldn't find a binary install Doug Lawry wrote: > > I thought SCO Unix 5.0.5 came with a C compiler as standard: check the CD. > If not, install the free GNU C compiler. See: > > http://gcc.gnu.org > ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/osr5/devtools/gcc/ > > Franz Gr'tzmacher said: > > > Ahhh but that is another catch.. We don't have a c compiler for this > > environment and because it is so old I can get any c compiler. Do anyone of > > you have a compiler for me? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doug Lawry" <lawry@nildram.co.uk> > > To: <informix-list@iiug.org> > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:52 PM > > Subject: Re: Executing run command for scripts as su > > > > > > That doesn't work on Shell scripts unless you: > > > > 1) compile the C program "setuid" (source follows); > > 2) use "chown root" and "chmod 4755" on this and the script; > > 3) run using "setuid script-path-name". > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Doug Lawry > > www.douglawry.webhop.org > > > > __________ > > __| setuid.c |______________________________________________________ > > > > /* Run a Shell script with "setuid" bits - Doug Lawry, 24/06/2004 */ > > > > #include <stdio.h> > > #include <sys/types.h> > > #include <sys/stat.h> > > > > main(argc, argv) > > int argc; > > char *argv[]; > > { > > struct stat st; > > > > if (argc < 2) { > > fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s command [arguments]\\n", argv[0]); > > exit(1); > > } > > > > if (stat(argv[1], &st) != 0) { > > fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot stat %s\\n", argv[0], argv[1]); > > exit(2); > > } > > > > st.st_mode & S_ISGID && setgid(st.st_gid); > > st.st_mode & S_ISUID && setuid(st.st_uid); > > > > execvp(argv[1], ++argv); > > > > exit(3); > > } > > > > "Thomas Ronayne" <trona@REMOVETHISameritech.net> wrote: > > > >> Make root the owner of the script and set the so-called "su" bit on (see > >> man chmod, but usually chmod 4755 file will do it), that way it'll > >> execute as "root." > >> > >> Better yet, think it through -- why are you altering a file that belongs > >> to root? Is there an alternative? > >> > >> "Franz Gr'tzmacher" <franzg@biblesociety.co.za> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi All > >>> > >>> Do anybody know how I can execute a script that need to modify root owned > >>> files as a normal user. > >>> > >>> I am executing a script with the run command from within 4gl program. This > >>> script generates an index.html file on my Sco UNIX server but the problem > >>> is that the file belongs to root. I have already set the files permissions > >>> to 777 but still my normal user can't overwrite the new file. > >>> > >>> Is there a way to run as su ??? > >>> > >>> Our versions: > >>> SCO Unix vers 5.0.5 > >>> Informix SE 5.08.UD1 > >>> SQL vers 4.17.UC1 > >>> RDS vers 4.17.UC1 > >>> > >>> Thanx > >>> Franz Gr'tzmacher -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com # sending to informix-list