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Re: problem with setuid


Felipe Alcacibar wrote:
hello..
i'm trying tu run a process with low privileges, (mysql) server, with
a mysql user, but this cannot be change, i'm using the Administrator
account as root. and i create a mysql user into de windows users and
expoted it to the passwd table.


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for test, i'm using the following command...

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svr test # start-stop-daemon --start  -c mysql -q -x /usr/bin/yes
start-stop-daemon: Unable to set uid to mysql

Cygwin handles setuid differently. See http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-setuid


The easiest way for you to run mysql as a lower-privileged user could be to run the runas command. For example

runas /user:mysql c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe

Then from the newly spawned shell, try running the mysql command

start-stop-daemon --start -c mysql -q -x /usr/bin/yes

Best Regards,

Carlo



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