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From: Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net>
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Subject: Re: Yet Another New systemd Feature
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On 5/9/24 12:20, candycanearter07 wrote:
> Wouldn't it still try to call itself?

Not if you take care to make sure it doesn't happen.

The wrapper script sets it's own PATH to directories that don't include 
sym-links to itself.

> Really fascinating solution otherwise, though.

Link - Sudify
  - https://dotfiles.tnetconsulting.net/tools/sudify/sudify.html

> I might implement that myself.

It's an interesting exercise.

I find sudify to be extremely helpful and means that I can do the things 
that need other user privileges EXTREMELY transparently while in the 
shell as my user.



-- 
Grant. . . .