Execute a process as a specific user

[Peter Hansen]

Maurix wrote:
> 
> How can i execute a process as a specific user from a process
> with root privileges?

See the various routines under the "os" module: 
http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/os-procinfo.html

You would want things like setuid() and/or seteuid().  


> i'm doing this now with this command
> 
> os.system("su usuario -c comando")
> 
> Can i make this whitout the "su" command

Sure!  Log in as root, then run the script.

-Peter