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Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: crazybob on March 13, 2006, 02:52:37 PM

I need to give a user root privileges. I am using rsync with ssh  to back up a few remote servers, and want to get all directories that are below  /home/e-smith/files/. If I use a standard user, there is a bunch of stuff that I am denied access to. If I use root. then I must leave “Allow administrative command line access over secure shell” as Yes, which I would prefer not to do, and I do not have to do if I assign a normal user name.
Any help or thoughts greatly appreciated.


A little more info. This all started when I built a new server for backup. I had established keys originaly for a user from the old server, but created new keys for root on the new server. The old server is 6.01, the new server is 7pre4. On the 7pre server I started with root as the user on the remote server and I am able to leave the "allow" at "no"
Do not want to confuse the issue, but too much info is better than too little.
TIA

Bob

Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: CKConsulting on March 15, 2006, 05:30:51 AM

I'm trying to do the same thing but I was thinking about just adding permissions for "testuser" to the directories below /home/e-smith/files/users.

Rick

Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: crazybob on March 15, 2006, 06:53:56 AM

Rick

Maybe I will work on that also. I did a little more checking, and no matter what, I have to leave “Allow administrative command line access over secure shell” as Yes in all cases that "root" is the user.
If you have another or better solution, I am interested


Bob

Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: CKConsulting on March 15, 2006, 01:55:39 PM

I'm using dungogs rsyc panel and the usershellaccess panel.
When you set up the user for shell access there is an option for sudo access.
I enabled it but it doesn't seem to do anything.
Do I need to run a command to put the user in sudo mode?
From what I understand sudo gives that user root like access????

Rick

Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: Pacjack on March 15, 2006, 04:48:28 PM

Quote from: "CKConsulting"

I enabled it but it doesn't seem to do anything.
Do I need to run a command to put the user in sudo mode?
From what I understand sudo gives that user root like access????

Rick

Using sudo, the user can execute commands as root. Still needs the root password.

(first hit at google: http://www.gratisoft.us/sudo/man/sudo.html)

Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: Landry on March 15, 2006, 08:52:13 PM

Err, this is a common mistake. If you use sudo, you need only users' password, and NOT root password.

Code: [Select]

user@server$sudo reboot
password:"user_password"

Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: CKConsulting on March 15, 2006, 09:02:42 PM

So do I need to run each command starting with sudo?  
sudo rsync
or
Once I set sudo, am I running with sudo rights until I log off?

Thanks
Rick

Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: crazybob on March 15, 2006, 10:03:26 PM

Short email discussion with Stephen Nobel at dungog, and he says that I am stuck using "root" to get all the stuff I want using rsync. Sudo gives you root access for only a short time. This works.He also has an updated / corrected version of the rsync contrib for 7pre4. It is not in the repository yet, but I would guess that it will be soon.

Bob

Title: give a user root privileges
Post by: CKConsulting on March 16, 2006, 03:15:48 AM

Any thoughts on giving the backup user rights to those directories?
Rick