The following task map points to procedures for viewing privileges, assigning privileges, and running a script that contains privileged commands.
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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Determine what privileges are in a process |
Lists the effective, inheritable, permitted, and limit privilege sets for a process. | |
Determine what privileges are missing from a process |
Lists the privileges that a failed process requires to succeed. | |
Add privileges to a command |
Adds privileges to a command in a rights profile. Users or roles can be assigned the rights profile. The users can then run the command with the assigned privileges in a profile shell. | |
Assign privileges to a user |
Expands a user's or role's inheritable set of privileges. Use this procedure with caution. | |
Restrict a user's privileges |
Limits the user's basic set of privileges. Use this procedure with caution. | |
Run a privileged shell script |
Adds privilege to a shell script and to the commands in the shell script. Then, runs the script in a profile shell. |