"su" in init script

From: curt (curt_at_cola.iges.org)
Date: 09/13/04

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To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    I need to start up a job at system startup
    under a userid other than root. I'm running
    tru64 v5.1b (pk4?) on an ES45. I created
    a little script called /sbin/rc3.d/S96try:

    #/bin/sh
    su -f curt -c /homes/cola/curt/fort/a.out &

    If I run this script in multi-user mode, or
    from crontab it works just fine: it runs
    the little fortran program a.out under the userid
    "curt" - which is what I want. But when I
    start the system up the script doesn't "launch".

    Any suggestions?

    Sincerely,
    Curt Steinmetz

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