Re: (another) way to Startmol as non-root (by another Phil)

Subject: Re: (another) way to Startmol as non-root (by another Phil)
From: philippe tapon (philippe@ufoh.com)
Date: Thu Nov 23 2000 - 16:17:58 MST

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Adam wrote:
>
> Can one just permanently compile the kernel with mol so one would not
> have to go through the extra jumps?
>
> Adam

czech out http://216.22.163.20/Linux_Pages/mol.shtml#starting

philippe

> >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
>
> Adam Done Studios,
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> and Digital Imaging

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