Bash script as root problem

[Karl Auer]

On Sat, 2013-03-16 at 22:32 +0100, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> I have a bash script that I am going to run as root (sudo
> script_name), but in that script there is a line that I want to be
> executed as a regular user. Is that possible or do I need to do it the
> other way around, that is enter sudo at the beginning of every line
> except the one that I need to be run as a user?

If the script will be running as root, you cam use the -u option to sudo
to run any command as any user, without a password. see "man sudo".

So just write your script, and use sudo to run the single command that
must be run as a particular user.

Warning: I have not tested the above answer. Test, and test with care.

Regards, K.

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