Hello All!

I never worried to much about permissions and other types of security issues when I was the only user on my Linux (Slackware) system. However, my computer has been relocated and I have three new users on the system.

I am still the root and do all the administration tasks. My question is as follows. To connect to the internet using ADSL requires a shell script. Now I need to log off as root so no other users (including hackers, viruses, etc.) can get into the system as root. How do I retain the internet connection after logging off?

Is there anyway to switch from root to a less priviledged user?

Thank you very much,
Murdock

can you change permissions of the script so that anyone can use it? that would be:
chmod a+x *name of script*

and then... you wouldn't have to run as root.

hope this helps
titanium_geek

Timothy,

I can give anyone permissions for that script, but I can't do that in more sensitive cases.

I heard that there is a way to down-permission the root without logging off. Do you know anything about this?

Thank you,
MRDK

su username

though I wouldn't say that was very secure, exit gets you back to root permissions.

and my name's not Timothy. I answer to titanium_geek, titanium, t, geek, or hey you. or Alison actually.

titanium_geek