Excecuting script as different user...

The Jesus · 04-10-2002, 04:15 PM

I am trying to run a script that creates directories for our email system. I need the directories to be owned by Apache. When I run the script as root it sets the ownership of all the files and directories root. Is there a way to specify all of the directories to be apache when run from any user? Or is there a way to run a script as a different user than the one that I am currently logged in as? Thanks.

kibble · 04-10-2002, 10:16 PM

It's unlikey you have it set so the apache user can create the directories in the first place. However 'su apacheuser -e script' will do that. What I would suggest is after all the directories are created is to use chown to change them to the apache user. Assuming you want /var/www and all the directories under it to be owned by the apache user 'web' do chown web -R /var/www

kervin · 04-13-2002, 03:50 PM

are you sure you want ot give apache user read access to your email directories?

What would happen if someone found a way to "confuse" your script? They'd be able to read everyone's mail.

What are you trying to do? A webmail frontend? Try http://www.squirrelmail.org/ .