Perl - using positional variables with su

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09-29-2006, 08:34 AM	#1
mr_scary Member Registered: Aug 2006 Posts: 39 Rep:	Perl - using positional variables with su I would like to invoke a Perl script using a non-root user, say sql_user. # su - sql_user -c 'command var1' But the positional variable is not recognized. How do I get access to the variable? Peter

10-02-2006, 05:16 AM	#2
bigearsbilly Senior Member Registered: Mar 2004 Location: england Distribution: Mint, Armbian, NetBSD, Puppy, Raspbian Posts: 3,515 Rep:	code? more info needed

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