using at as user... [Mystery solved]

Zanton · 2005-12-30 01:45:12

I got a problem using at : it works well as root but when I try to lauchn it with my current user, I get

You do not have permission to use at.

I tried a lot of things and finally, I chmoded it 777 and I changed user and group to those of my user but it doesn't work oO still the same error message
I need some help :?

smoon · 2005-12-30 11:24:22

Check /etc/at.deny if your username is listed there. If not, is there a /etc/at.allow which does not contain your username?

man 1 at wrote:

The superuser may use these commands in any case. For other users,
permission to use at is determined by the files /etc/at.allow and
/etc/at.deny.
If the file /etc/at.allow exists, only usernames mentioned in it are
allowed to use at.
If /etc/at.allow does not exist, /etc/at.deny is checked, every user-
name not mentioned in it is then allowed to use at.
If neither exists, only the superuser is allowed use of at.

Zanton · 2005-12-30 19:23:30

I'm not in at.deny . I created a at.allow with same rights as at.deny, added my user to it and restarted atd daemon, but it doesn't change anything :s

Kern · 2005-12-30 20:12:58

looks wierd: wonder if somehow its seeing your username incorrectly ie an invisible control character is fouling things.

First remove /etc/at.allow as this makes at.deny redundant anyways.

Copy etc/at.deny to another filename/location (always backup files before modding) and then edit the original /etc/at.deny file and make it blank.

Blank /etc/at.deny = *all* users able to access the command.

if it doesnt work from there, maybe we need to look for a sacrificial chicken to appease the daemons.

:twisted:

Zanton · 2005-12-30 21:55:14

!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got it ! I removed at.allow and backuped at.deny, then I "touched" a new at.deny and I try at as user... and it works I looked at the rights of the new file : 644 and at those of the backuped : 600. I just renamed the backuped to at.deny, chmoded it to 644 and now it worked
No needs to sacrifice a chicken or any others innocent animals
Thanks for helping ^^

Kern · 2005-12-30 23:26:44

No needs to sacrifice a chicken or any others innocent animals

wups !

looks like we are having New Years Eve chicken here

glad to see u got it sorted

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#1 2005-12-30 01:45:12

using at as user... [Mystery solved]

#2 2005-12-30 11:24:22

Re: using at as user... [Mystery solved]

#3 2005-12-30 19:23:30

Re: using at as user... [Mystery solved]

#4 2005-12-30 20:12:58

Re: using at as user... [Mystery solved]

#5 2005-12-30 21:55:14

Re: using at as user... [Mystery solved]

#6 2005-12-30 23:26:44

Re: using at as user... [Mystery solved]

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