Re: seti automatically non-root

johnny bobby bee <useraddshine-no_spam_eh@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Anyone running boinc/seti or other distributed computing software? I've
always run it as a regular user once I log in.

Trying to find a way to run it automatically (not as root) on a server
and another PC that should not depend on when a specific user logs in.

Putting a script in /etc/init.d/ or /etc/rc.local works, but causes seti
to run as root. I'd rather not run as root. Anyone suggest other
alternatives?

This is on Ubuntu (Hardy).
cheers.


su - username -c "/usr/bin/seti -al" # or whatever the program name
and args are.

Should work as a script in init.d.

Sid



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