Re: rsh problem - "password expired" message

From: Carlos J. G. Duarte (cjgd_at_clix.pt)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 02:26:42 +0000

tvr wrote:

> I have created .rhosts files in both the accounts and entered
> the servername and passwords in them.

Hum? Say what? Put the servername and USERNAME in them.

>
> Is there any other way to execute a command as another user?
>

(1)$ su -c 'command' user
(2)$ sudo -u user command

(3)
[as root]
chmod u+s command
chown user command
[as other_user]
./command

You can also use ssh as you are using rsh. I've no idea why is rsh
complaining about passwd and you still can login as that user... 

-- 
carlos ** http://cgd.sdf-eu.org

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