I think a better way to handle this is to forget about running ntpdate as a user. Instead, setup ntpdate, as root, in crontab to run every 12 or 24 hours. -mk
On Wed, 2002-09-18 at 18:49, Andrew Pritchard wrote: > > > Anyone know what I need to change in order to run ntpdate as a user > > > without using su sudo ...? > > > > Without looking I assume that changing the time is a root privilege > > operation. Otherwise anyone could change the time and play games with > > the system. Therefore what you would have to change to allow non-root > > to do this would be the code in the kernel which makes that a privilege > > operation. > > > > Bob > > I think what Bob is trying to say is: > > Why would you want to compromise the security of your system in this way? > > My preference has to be to run it with sudo. If you are worried about the > 'annoyance' of having to enter a password (perhaps it's running from a non > interactive script) you can configure sudo to not need a password for that > particular operation. > > Andrew > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
