Re:change unix user when running external procedure

From: <dgoulet_at_vicr.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:41:59 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002CB845.20010313140100@fatcity.com>

John,

I'm not totally sure this will work, but it's worth a try.

Create the shared library file (.so in Unix land) as the owner of the file that needs to be read. Then set the suid bit on the .so file. Make sure there is execute priviledges to public as well I thins it's "chmod 755". When the external procedure is called it should launch under the original owner's account/permissions.

Dick Goulet

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Author: John Dunn <john.dunn_at_sefas.co.uk>
Date:       3/13/2001 9:11 AM

I am running an external C procedure. The C function needs to access afile...but it is not owned by oracle and is read only for the user that does own it.

Is there anyway that I can access this file? External procedures always seem to run as oracle.

John

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