Re: Setting up a new user and environment from within a python script
On Feb 7, 3:30 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Feb 7, 11:15 am, Henry Hollenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I have written a script that uses environment variables set during > > a particular users login in ".bash_profile" and ".profile". > > > I have changed to that users uid and gid in my python script using: > > > import os > > os.setegid > > os.setgid > > os.seteuid > > os.setuid > > > but I still am not picking up the needed environment. When I run: > > os.environ I can see that I still have the environment of the user > > that owns the python script. > > > I would like to maintain the original script owner but somehow pick up > > the > > correct environment for the targeted user. Several options looked to > > create > > an environment in a sub-process which I don't think is the correct > > solution. > > > I could of course cut and paste the values from ".bash_profile" & > > ".profile" > > but figured there is probably a better, cleaner way to do the same. > > > Searched this forum with no luck and checked several python > > references. > > > What is the best practice to achieve this goal? > > > Thanks, Henry Hollenberg > > Since you're running the python script as root (the only we seteuid > would work) you could call the script using "su" and rely on it to set > the user's environment: > > su - otherusername /path/to/your/script > > Other than that, the alternatives are to parse the user's dot files > and set the appropriate env variables from within your script, but > that approach is fraught with problems. > > Hope that helps a little. > > e. Right you are. Running it as a cron job. I'll try that trick in our cron.daily script. Just figured since you can change to another user from inside python their would be a way to change to another user's environment as wellie something comparable to: source .profile in bash Thanks hgh. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Setting up a new user and environment from within a python script
On Feb 7, 11:15 am, Henry Hollenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have written a script that uses environment variables set during > a particular users login in ".bash_profile" and ".profile". > > I have changed to that users uid and gid in my python script using: > > import os > os.setegid > os.setgid > os.seteuid > os.setuid > > but I still am not picking up the needed environment. When I run: > os.environ I can see that I still have the environment of the user > that owns the python script. > > I would like to maintain the original script owner but somehow pick up > the > correct environment for the targeted user. Several options looked to > create > an environment in a sub-process which I don't think is the correct > solution. > > I could of course cut and paste the values from ".bash_profile" & > ".profile" > but figured there is probably a better, cleaner way to do the same. > > Searched this forum with no luck and checked several python > references. > > What is the best practice to achieve this goal? > > Thanks, Henry Hollenberg Since you're running the python script as root (the only we seteuid would work) you could call the script using "su" and rely on it to set the user's environment: su - otherusername /path/to/your/script Other than that, the alternatives are to parse the user's dot files and set the appropriate env variables from within your script, but that approach is fraught with problems. Hope that helps a little. e. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Setting up a new user and environment from within a python script
Hello, I have written a script that uses environment variables set during a particular users login in ".bash_profile" and ".profile". I have changed to that users uid and gid in my python script using: import os os.setegid os.setgid os.seteuid os.setuid but I still am not picking up the needed environment. When I run: os.environ I can see that I still have the environment of the user that owns the python script. I would like to maintain the original script owner but somehow pick up the correct environment for the targeted user. Several options looked to create an environment in a sub-process which I don't think is the correct solution. I could of course cut and paste the values from ".bash_profile" & ".profile" but figured there is probably a better, cleaner way to do the same. Searched this forum with no luck and checked several python references. What is the best practice to achieve this goal? Thanks, Henry Hollenberg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
