Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Running a process as user other than root

2002-01-25 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 09:42:56AM -0500, John Cusick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > I figured that I should be able to do a simple su jabber -c "the command" > but no dice. I get the standard message that a console is not available > for the user. That's not a problem as I don't want user

[e-smith-devinfo] Running a process as user other than root

2002-01-25 Thread John Cusick
I am following up to Noah's Jabber Server HOWTO: It runs like a top by the way, but how do I start a process such as this as a user other than root? The user 'jabber' and group 'jabberserver' are the owners of the directories,. I figured that I should be able to do a simple su jabber -c "the com