💻 Software
Running upstart jobs as unprivileged users
Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202674614 viewsConfidence Score1%
1%
Problem
What's the canonical way to have an upstart job change its userid and run the script as an unprivileged user? Obviously one can use or , but this seems hacky (and can generate needless log lines).
Error Output
su
Unverified for your environment
Select your OS to check compatibility.
1 Fix
Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification
Fix for: Running upstart jobs as unprivileged users
Low Risk
With upstart v1.4, setuid and setgid are supported natively in config file.
Awaiting Verification
Be the first to verify this fix
Sign in to verify this fix