Any reason why you cant switch to any other user when logged in via shell?

[inh]

It's pretty annoying logging in via root, unraring a bunch of files, then having to run newperms on the directory becuase they are all root-owned. For now, I just run this to allow me to switch to user nobody and unrar and move files:

 

 usermod -d /mnt/user/awaitingunrar/ -s /bin/bash -p someotherpassword nobody

 

There is a good chance I missed something obvious, but maybe not. Is there a better way?

[cushy91]

You can give another user shell access using the command below:

 

usermod -s /bin/bash "insert username here"

 

Minus the quotes

 

Give that a try and see how you get on

[cushy91]

^

 

This way you can just log in as a diff user which will have nobody permissions

[Flomaster]

You can give another user shell access using the command below:

 

usermod -s /bin/bash "insert username here"

 

Minus the quotes

 

Give that a try and see how you get on

 

it worked just as you described. now will this command need to be ran after every reboot?

do I need to add to my go script?

 

-=Jason=-

[sacretagent]

you can add it into your go script or wait and install RC5 which will have this standard