anyone know how with su or sudo to set the home directory to be something
other than what is in /etc/passwd or the executing PWD?  Specifically in
an init script starting a service as an alternative user such as webapp

-Scott

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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Michael Havens wrote:
>
> >
> > How do you add a user to the sudo file and how does one use sudo? I tried
> > 'sudo <comand>' but it responded that my user wasn't in that list and that I
> > would be reported (ouhhhh I'm scared now). I assume I was correct in my usage
> > but lets ask to make sure.
>
> What was your "usage"? (Show us how you set up that user.)
>
> The simplest way is:
>
> username ALL=(ALL)       ALL
> or
> %groupname ALL=(ALL)       ALL
>
>    Jeremy C. Reed
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