How to run command with another user privilege in linux and unix

HowtTos / December 12, 2019 / By: ayildirim

You can set sudo permissions to run command with another user privilege. Please follow these steps to run command on sudo.

Step 1: Check if sudo package installed.

Red Hat:

# rpm -qa|grep sudo
sudo-1.8.6p3-15.el6.x86_64

HP-UX:

#swlist -l product|grep -i sudo
sudo 1.8.10p3 sudo

Solaris:

#pkginfo  |grep -i sudo

Step 2: Check visudo path and run "visudo" command .

#/usr/sbin/visudo

Step 3: Add this line for any spesific command.

For example;

username ALL=(oracle) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/crontab

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Abdurrahim Yıldırım

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