Re: [Users] FreeS/WAN usable by non-root accounts

From: Andre Speelmans (aspeelmans_at_planet.nl)
Date: Mon Oct 21 2002 - 19:30:52 CEST


Hi Peter,

> I have choosen the term "use" for loading (ipsec auto --add <conn>) a
> FreeS/WAN-connection and bringing up the tunnel (ipsec auto --up <conn>).
>
> I think, if the PATH is set in the right way, the following should work ?!?
> for users without root-rights:
>
>
> su -c '<ipsec> <parameters>'

It probably would, but the user would need to type the password for root. In
fact: for this command you would temporarily be root.
To me that does not qualify as 'users without root-rights'. By using su they
have root-rights.

-- 
Regards,
Andre
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