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Re: [ecs] linux question (for ECS/Knoppix CD) Neil Cherry Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:30:44 -0500

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Mark Gilmore wrote:
> The user needs to be able to copy dynamic files (main.cfg, etc) to a 
> flash drive and/or hard disk.
> I have this all working at boot/shutdown (when /etc/inittab runs as 
> super user).
> But I would like the user to be able to do saves manually (via a button 
> on the desktop).
> The problem is that I can't use the "mount" cmd unless I'm super-user.
> Any ideas ?
> Perhaps I can create a "super-user executable" ?
> Thanks !

Look into sudo, you can give an explicit user permission to a
single command or multiple commands.

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