Erni
Erni replaces "su {user} -c {command}" that root uses to run commands as nonroot users, because this method requires that {user} have a valid login shell, leaving another avenue open to abuse the account. With Erni, {user} need not have a valid login shell, {user}'s group memberships may be specified on the command line, and {command} may be chroot'd. It may be used to kick off daemons and also to run interactive tools (e.g. an SQL browser) as the target user.
| Tags | Security Boot Init Utilities Systems Administration |
|---|---|
| Licenses | Artistic |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 10 Jun 2004 09:05
Changes: Erni can now fork() the specified command to run it as a daemon, and compensate for init scripts that hog the console. This release also uses a new trace subsystem, and features several code cleanups.
- 14 Oct 2003 17:12
No changes have been submitted for this release.
