-r--rwsr--+ 1 user group 500 Jan 21 16:23 stopServer.sh The setuid is set on group level. Removed the user execute perms as shown above, and script failed to "kill -p pid", got permission denied message still.
Did a chmod 2474 stopServer.sh to set the bits, is this correct in what you are suggesting? James Chaplin Systems Programmer, MVS, zVM & zLinux Base Technologies, Inc -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Jack Woehr Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:28 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Stopping java based applications CHAPLIN, JAMES (CTR) wrote: > We want anyone in the group level to be able to also issue > the kill command (in the script). Is there a way to allow users in a > group to kill each other's started processes. > > You can have a script or program * with the setuid bit set * with the write permissions off * with group execute perms but no user execute perms -- Jack J. Woehr # I run for public office from time to time. It's like http://www.well.com/~jax # working out at the gym, you sweat a lot, don't get http://www.softwoehr.com # anywhere, and you fall asleep easily afterwards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390