Re: [webmin-l] cron module

[<jca...@we...>]

Hi Galen,
This is actually a bug in Webmin - it doesn't apply the secondary group p=
ermissions. However, it will be fixed in the next release..

 - Jamie

-----Original Message-----

From:  Galen Johnson <gjo...@tr...>
Subj:  Re: [webmin-l] cron module
Date:  Thu 2 Mar 2006 7:33 am
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To:  web...@li...

Galen Johnson wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a question regarding the cron module's run now option.  When=20
> you select run now, what exactly does it do?  Does it spawn the job as=20
> the user selected with only their primary group?  I only ask because=20
> we have a job set up that writes a file to a directory that has group=20
> write privs for the users...however, this group is set up as one of=20
> the user's secondary groups.  When you attempt to run the job via=20
> webmin's run now button, it fails to write the file (yet it works just=20
> fine from cron) giving a permission denied error.  Now, if I change=20
> the directory's group to the user's primary group it works as=20
> expected.  Am I missing a conguration option somewhere?  Can the "Run=20
> Now" button be tweaked in some fashion to accommodate this if it's not=20
> currently possible?  I had assumed that when webmin ran a job as=20
> another user it did the equivalent of 'su'.  Is this not the case?
>
> Any insight would be appreciated.
>
> =3DG=3D
>
Anyone have any ideas on this one?  I've noticed that some of the other=20
modules key on Primary group only and it would be helpful if webmin=20
could parse secondaries as well (I'm pretty sure there are some modules=20
that do).


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