Change root > normal user?

[Bob Goodwin]

Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-09-19 at 10:34 +0200, Mike wrote:
>   
>> Bob Goodwin schreef:
>>     
>>> I have a computer where I have set up FC5 as
>>> root and need to provide normal user access to
>>> applications I have configured.
>>>
>>> What is the proper way to do this?
>>>
>>> Bob Goodwin
>>>
>>>       
>> sudo if the  application needs root privileges?
>>     
> Mostly it is a matter of having the permissions for the program to be
> something like 755 if owned by root.
>
> Although sudo is ok if you want to give execution permissions to a small
> group of users, if you want to give permission to all users to execute a
> program that needs root privileges when running, then SUID through:
> chmod u+s  seems more direct.
>   
Ok, thanks, I thought perhaps there was some
other command that would do this.  I can change
permissions as required as I find problems ...

If I used SU I might as well let him run as root; I'd
prefer not doing that.

One of the things confusing me was an inability to
run an application [Navicat] on a second x-window
[from startx -- :1] but I see that as long as I log
in as the user and startx from there it works which is
what I need.

Thank you.

Bob Goodwin