Subject: Re: (another) way to Startmol as non-root (by another Phil)
From: Adam (adamhadm@frontiernet.net)
Date: Wed Nov 22 2000 - 11:14:25 MST
Can one just permanently compile the kernel with mol so one would not
have to go through the extra jumps?
Adam
>Philip Good wrote:
>>
>> Here's a simple way to start MOL as non-root: use sudo. sudo allows you to
>> execute commands as root sithout having to change to root via su.
>>
>> Setup sudo: (as root) by
>>
>> visudo
>>
>> edit this file. Here's some lines from mine:
>>
>> Cmnd_Alias STARTMOL = /usr/bin/startmol
>> Cmnd_Alias MIRROR = /usr/bin/mirror
>> Cmnd_Alias VISUDO = /usr/sbin/visudo
>> Cmnd_Alias KILL = /usr/bin/kill
>>
>> root ALL=(ALL) ALL
>> me ALL = NOPASSWD: KILL, STARTMOL, MIRROR
>> me ALL = REBOOT, VISUDO
>>
>> Now, I just type "sudo STARTMOL" to start MOL.
>> To reboot or use visudo I'll need too use my password.
>>
>> This won't allow you too put this as an applet on your menu bar but its
>> pretty easy.
>>
>> Phil
>
>After some experimentation I found that (in my case) placing
>these four lines
>
>echo "starting mol's sheep_net module. . . ."
>/sbin/insmod /usr/lib/mol/modules/sheep_net.o
>echo "starting mol module. . . ."
>/sbin/insmod /usr/lib/mol/modules/mol.o
>
>at the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local starts the part of mol that needs root
>authority at the boot. That way any user can run mol after the boot,
>even resuming an mol
>saved session (though there may be hiccups, like a
>file-services-got-interrupted message.) The applet has a startmol
>command.
>
>I haven't checked the wisdom of loading the modules like this with the
>creators of MOL but it appears to work well so far (famous last words).
>
>On the other hand, I didn't know about the sudo command and had been
>wondering how something like that would work.
>
>pax
>
>philippe
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