Security question - running a root command not being root

[wwp]

Hello Guillermo,


On Sat, 20 May 2006 09:33:42 -0400 Guillermo Garron <ggarron at alketech.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I need some guys that access my server to run command that only root 
> can, specifically (tcpdump) but i don't want to pass the root password 
> to them.
> 
> Is there a way i can do this? without violating the "normal" security 
> rules? I mean no changing permissions to the command *tcpdump*.

Sudo? `man sudo` `man sudoers`


Regards,

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wwp
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