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How to set variables to a non-login account used by a service in CentOS?

Hi there,

I would like to know what is the correct way to define and initialize variables to a non-login account (/usr/bin/false) that run a service on its behalf.

Regards.

Put it in a wrapper script that calls the service.

e.g. If you run a command to start a service named "myservice" but want to set variable called OUTPUTDIR you'd create a simple script that does it:Z

Code:

!/bin/bash



export OUTPUTDIR=<value>



myservice

Alternatively if this is a cron job you could just create the script with the above export and call it before the service in crontab:

Script "myenv.sh"

Code:

!/bin/bash



export OUTPUTDIR=<value>

cron entry (in the crontab of the user you want this run as):

Code:

* * * * * . /<pathto>/myenv.sh ; /<pathto>/myservice

Note that the cron entry "sources" myenv.sh rather than simply executing it.