run script as a user(ex: user1) at boot time

I created a sym link to my shell script, to run while machine
restarts. But I need run my script as a normal user. But calling my
shell script through sysm link is making it run as root.
How can run my script as a user(ex: user1) while boot time/in
restarts.

Thanks
RGiripragada

Re: run script as a user(ex: user1) at boot time

On 2008-01-25, linux wrote:
>
>
> I created a sym link to my shell script, to run while machine
> restarts. But I need run my script as a normal user. But calling my
> shell script through sysm link is making it run as root.
> How can run my script as a user(ex: user1) while boot time/in
> restarts.
>
Use su or sudo or run it from /etc/crontab.

Re: run script as a user(ex: user1) at boot time

On 2008-01-25, linux wrote:
> I created a sym link to my shell script, to run while machine
> restarts. But I need run my script as a normal user. But calling my
> shell script through sysm link is making it run as root.
> How can run my script as a user(ex: user1) while boot time/in
> restarts.

Edit your cron jobs with:
crontab -e

.... and add the following line:
@reboot /home/myUser/MyScript

At each reboot, the script will run under your name.


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