Re: cfEngine as normal user?

[Predrag Zecevic - Support Engineer]

Hi,

If user (for example) doesn't have root access at all?

Imagine this hypothetically situation: you have user account on the box, 
which runs few applications with lots of config AND you don't have root 
access!

What then?

If I don't have root access, can I recompile cfEngine to be run from 
user's $HOME as a specific user?

Thanks for any idea... ;-)

Yves wrote:

> On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 16:15:43 +0200, Predrag Zecevic - Support Engineer wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > is it possible to run cfEngine (2.0.6 ->) as "normal" user?
> >
> > I cannot see why not, but if anyone had implemented such behavior,
> > please let me know...
> >
> > Best regards ;-)
> >    
>
> Hello,
>
> check docu for "access"...
>
> access
> The access list is a list of users who are to be allowed to execute a cfengine program. If the list does not exist then all users are allowed to run a program. 
>
>        access = ( user1 user2 ...  )
>     
> The list may consist of either numerical user identifiers or valid usernames from the password database. For example: 
>
>        access = ( mark aurora 22 456 )
>     
> would restrict a script to users mark, aurora and user id 22 and 456. 
>
> Gruß Yves
>
> Y99@gmx.de am 04.06.2003
>
>
>  

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