Running one Python program from another as a different user

[Alessandro Bottoni]

Jeff Schwab wrote:

> dwelch91 at gmail.com wrote:
>> Thanks, that looks very promising...
>> Is there a solution for pre-Python v2.4? I have to have code that works
>> on 2.x, 0<=x<=4. Do I just use the os.popen instead?
> 
> import os
> 
> def run_as(username):
>          pipe = os.popen("su %s" % username, 'w')
>          pipe.write("whoami")
> 
> 
> if __name__ == "__main__":
>          import sys
>          for user in sys.argv[1:]:
>                  run_as(user)

Jeff, may I suggest you to write down a new recipe for the ASPN Python
Cookbook based on these code snippets? This is exactly the kind of thing
the people is happy to find at ASPN.

CU                  
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Alessandro Bottoni