[macvillage.net]

I have a script that I want some regular users to run. It goes as follows:

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#/bin/sh
/usr/shared/nvram boot-device=hd:,\\:tbxi
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Obviously to change the startup disk.

It won't work due to permission problems (duh) so...

I think I need to use the sudoers file or something to give all users the ability to use that command, but that command only. Can anyone explain how to go about doing that.

[Camelot]

You need to add a line to the sudoers file to identify the user as being able to run a root-level command.

Use visudo as root to add something like:

<font face = "courier"> username ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/shared/nvram </font>

This identifies user username as being able to run /usr/shared/nvram as root. The NOPASSWD tag indicates that the user doesn't need to specify a password to sudo. Omitting the NOPASSWD would prompt the user for their password, just like a normal sudo command would.

For more details on sudoers, check the man page or Sudoers Man Page

[macvillage.net]

Thanks

[Angus_D]

Or you could suid root the script.

sudo chown root blah.sh
sudo chmod 4755 blah.sh