From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19yQdu-0004MN-00 for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:45:54 -0700 Received: from sat.sws.net.au ([202.5.161.49] ident=postfix) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19yQds-0000AP-UM for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:45:54 -0700 From: Russell Coker Reply-To: russell@coker.com.au Subject: Re: [uml-devel] [PATCH] Starting a command inside UML from mconsole References: <200309131820.45833.blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it> <200309140233.h8E2X5e4007952@ccure.karaya.com> In-Reply-To: <200309140233.h8E2X5e4007952@ccure.karaya.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200309141645.37919.russell@coker.com.au> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:45:37 +1000 To: Jeff Dike Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:33, Jeff Dike wrote: > blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it said: > > I'm writing a patch which adds a new command to the mconsole ones: > > exec nomeprog args > > which starts a new program with root privileges. > > My reaction to this is that you should log in and execute the command from > the shell. > > > Since that thread showed that running commands without logging in is > > something needed > > OK, what's so horrible about logging in? I've been having some problems while experimenting with boot scripts etc which can prevent logging in. Having an external method of just launching a shell would make it a lot easier... -- http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel