Bash script as root problem

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 16 March 2013 20:15:40 Johnny Rosenberg did opine:

> I have a bash script that I am going to run as root (sudo
> script_name), but in that script there is a line that I want to be
> executed as a regular user. Is that possible or do I need to do it the
> other way around, that is enter sudo at the beginning of every line
> except the one that I need to be run as a user?
> 
> 
> Johnny Rosenberg
Run the script as root, and when you get to that line, edit it so it lookls 
like this:

su username -c "that line as it exists now in your script"

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