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[Richard R. Sivernell]

Alma

   Here is the script that I have, enjoy.


#!/bin/bash
#
# /usr/X11R6/bin/sux	A shell script to forward X authentication
#	 		and run `su - root [options]'
#
# Usage: sux [-c command] [-s shell] [-|-l] [[user] args]
#
# Copyright 2000 SuSE GmbH
# Author: Werner Fink <werner at suse.de>
#
# 2000/09/13: Avoid su staying around with magic cookie
#             in process table due PAM.

export PATH=/usr/X11R6/bin/X11:$PATH
if test "+$(id -u)" = "$1" ; then
    #
    # Passsive part
    #
    unset XAUTHORITY || true
    if test $# -lt 4 -o ! -e /proc/$$/fd/4 ; then
	echo "${0##*/}: Missing id or cookie or DISPLAY" 1>&2
	exit 1
    fi
    export SHELL="$3"
    arg0=$2${SHELL##*/}
    export DISPLAY="$4"
    if test "$(hostname -f)" = "${4%:*}" ; then
	displaynum=":${4#*:}"
	host="${4%:*}"
	unixs="${host%%.*}/unix:${displaynum#*:}"
	unixf="${host}/unix:${displaynum#*:}"
	tcpip="${host}:${displaynum#*:}"
    else
	host="${4%:*}"
	unixs=""
	unixf=""
	# Workaround for ssh X11 forwarding/redirecting
	if test "$host" = "localhost" ; then
	    tcpip="$(hostname)/unix:${DISPLAY#*:}"
	else
	    tcpip="${DISPLAY}"
	fi
    fi
    if test -n "$5" ; then
 	export SESSION_MANAGER="$5"
    else
	unset SESSION_MANAGER
    fi
    shift 5
    xauth -qif <(exec cat 0<&4) extract >(exec xauth -q merge -) \
	${unixs:+"$unixs"} \
	${unixf:+"$unixf"} \
	${tcpip:+"$tcpip"}
    exec 4<&-
    if test "$host" != "localhost" ; then
	# local names first
	for d in $unixs $unixf $tcpip ; do
	    unset x
	    x=$(xauth -qi nlist $d 2> /dev/null)
	    test ${#x} -ne 0 && break
	done
	unset x
	case "$d" in */unix:*) DISPLAY=:${d#*:} ;; esac
	unset d
    fi
    unset unixs unixf tcpip host || true
    exec -a $arg0 $SHELL ${1+"$@"}
    exit 1
fi

#
# Active part
#
if test -z "$DISPLAY" ; then
    echo "${0##*/}: Missing DISPLAY variable" 1>&2
    exit 1
fi

user=root
login=
command=
while test -z "${1%%-*}" -a -n "$1" ; do
    if test ${#1} -eq 2 -a -n "${2%%-*}" -a "$1" != "-l" ; then
        y="${1#-}${2}"; shift 2
    else
        y="${1#-}"    ; shift 1
    fi
    case "$y" in
	c*) command="${y#?}" 	;;
	s*)   shell="${y#?}"	;;
	l|"") login=-		;;
	*)
	    echo "Usage: sux [-c command] [-s shell] [-|-l] [[user] args]" 1>&2
	    exit 1
    esac
done
if test -n "$1" ; then
    user=$1
    shift
fi
id=$(id -u $user)

OIFS="$IFS"; IFS=":"
if type -p ypwhich &> /dev/null && test -n "$(ypwhich 2>/dev/null)" ;
then    pwline=($((cat /etc/passwd; ypcat passwd)| grep "^${user}:" |
head -n 1)) else
    pwline=($(cat /etc/passwd | grep "^${user}:"))
fi
IFS="$OIFS"

if test -n "$shell" && grep -q $shell /etc/shells &> /dev/null ; then
    shell=$shell
else
    shell="${pwline[6]}"
fi

if test -n "${DISPLAY%:*}" ; then
    host="${DISPLAY%:*}"
else
    host="$(hostname -f)"
fi
tcpip="${host}:${DISPLAY#*:}"
unset host

sessmng=""
if test -n "$SESSION_MANAGER" ; then
    sessmng="$SESSION_MANAGER"
fi
# Gnome is broken
case "$WINDOWMANAGER" in
    *gnome*) sessmng=""
esac

exec 4< ${XAUTHORITY:-$HOME/.Xauthority}
# Get rid of NFS ;^)
cat ${XAUTHORITY:-$HOME/.Xauthority} > /dev/null
exec -a su /bin/su -s /bin/bash $login -- $user \
     $0 +$id "$login" "$shell" "$tcpip" "$sessmng" ${command:+-c
"$command"} exit 1
#
# /usr/X11R6/bin/sux ends here
#

   
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Rick Sivernell
Dallas, Texas  75287
972 306-2296
res005ru at verizon.net
Registered Linux User

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