Query Service Running as Other User
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I've installed a service which runs as another user (for security reasons I don't want it to run as root) and this user account is locked (i.e. can't login). Obviously now when I run commands to query this service from my user account, the command line tools run as my user and the service is not running as me and so errors are returned. Currently I'm having to use sudo -H -u username command in order to use the command line tools.
How do I make a service running as a user accessible to another user? I've tried adding my user account to the same group but no luck.
Thanks.
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I've installed a service which runs as another user (for security reasons I don't want it to run as root) and this user account is locked (i.e. can't login). Obviously now when I run commands to query this service from my user account, the command line tools run as my user and the service is not running as me and so errors are returned. Currently I'm having to use sudo -H -u username command in order to use the command line tools.
How do I make a service running as a user accessible to another user? I've tried adding my user account to the same group but no luck.
Thanks.
users 18.04 services systemd
asked May 5 at 23:10
Sapient Saxon Saboo
633411
You tagged this question assystemd, but didn't mention it in your question. When your say "query the service", are you referring to using thesystemctltool?
– Mark Stosberg
May 17 at 11:37
@MarkStosberg So I'm running a service using a systemd .service file and I have a line 'user=other_user'. There is a running daemon and an admin cli tool (just like for example mysqld and mysql) but I can't query the running service with the cli tool as the service is running as another user (i.e. not me). Usually the service would run as root so sudo would do the trick. In this case access is denied from the cli tool. So it there a way to access the service as a different user with 'sudo -u -H service_username' every time? Thanks.
– Sapient Saxon Saboo
Jun 19 at 22:21
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I've installed a service which runs as another user (for security reasons I don't want it to run as root) and this user account is locked (i.e. can't login). Obviously now when I run commands to query this service from my user account, the command line tools run as my user and the service is not running as me and so errors are returned. Currently I'm having to use sudo -H -u username command in order to use the command line tools.
How do I make a service running as a user accessible to another user? I've tried adding my user account to the same group but no luck.
Thanks.
users 18.04 services systemd
asked May 5 at 23:10
Sapient Saxon Saboo
633411
I've installed a service which runs as another user (for security reasons I don't want it to run as root) and this user account is locked (i.e. can't login). Obviously now when I run commands to query this service from my user account, the command line tools run as my user and the service is not running as me and so errors are returned. Currently I'm having to use sudo -H -u username command in order to use the command line tools.
How do I make a service running as a user accessible to another user? I've tried adding my user account to the same group but no luck.
Thanks.
users 18.04 services systemd
users 18.04 services systemd
asked May 5 at 23:10
Sapient Saxon Saboo
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asked May 5 at 23:10
Sapient Saxon Saboo
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edited Nov 30 at 23:38
asked May 5 at 23:10
Sapient Saxon Saboo
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asked May 5 at 23:10
Sapient Saxon Saboo
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asked May 5 at 23:10
Sapient Saxon Saboo
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You tagged this question assystemd, but didn't mention it in your question. When your say "query the service", are you referring to using thesystemctltool?
– Mark Stosberg
May 17 at 11:37
@MarkStosberg So I'm running a service using a systemd .service file and I have a line 'user=other_user'. There is a running daemon and an admin cli tool (just like for example mysqld and mysql) but I can't query the running service with the cli tool as the service is running as another user (i.e. not me). Usually the service would run as root so sudo would do the trick. In this case access is denied from the cli tool. So it there a way to access the service as a different user with 'sudo -u -H service_username' every time? Thanks.
– Sapient Saxon Saboo
Jun 19 at 22:21
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You tagged this question assystemd, but didn't mention it in your question. When your say "query the service", are you referring to using thesystemctltool?
– Mark Stosberg
May 17 at 11:37
@MarkStosberg So I'm running a service using a systemd .service file and I have a line 'user=other_user'. There is a running daemon and an admin cli tool (just like for example mysqld and mysql) but I can't query the running service with the cli tool as the service is running as another user (i.e. not me). Usually the service would run as root so sudo would do the trick. In this case access is denied from the cli tool. So it there a way to access the service as a different user with 'sudo -u -H service_username' every time? Thanks.
– Sapient Saxon Saboo
Jun 19 at 22:21
You tagged this question as
systemd, but didn't mention it in your question. When your say "query the service", are you referring to using the systemctl tool?– Mark Stosberg
May 17 at 11:37
You tagged this question as
systemd, but didn't mention it in your question. When your say "query the service", are you referring to using the systemctl tool?– Mark Stosberg
May 17 at 11:37
@MarkStosberg So I'm running a service using a systemd .service file and I have a line 'user=other_user'. There is a running daemon and an admin cli tool (just like for example mysqld and mysql) but I can't query the running service with the cli tool as the service is running as another user (i.e. not me). Usually the service would run as root so sudo would do the trick. In this case access is denied from the cli tool. So it there a way to access the service as a different user with 'sudo -u -H service_username' every time? Thanks.
– Sapient Saxon Saboo
Jun 19 at 22:21
@MarkStosberg So I'm running a service using a systemd .service file and I have a line 'user=other_user'. There is a running daemon and an admin cli tool (just like for example mysqld and mysql) but I can't query the running service with the cli tool as the service is running as another user (i.e. not me). Usually the service would run as root so sudo would do the trick. In this case access is denied from the cli tool. So it there a way to access the service as a different user with 'sudo -u -H service_username' every time? Thanks.
– Sapient Saxon Saboo
Jun 19 at 22:21
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Make a one or two line bash script designed to be run as root which runs the command you want as as the other user, using su or sudo.
Add a check to the script to confirm that's only run as root to avoid strange error messages.
To run the command as another user, just sudo my-cli-tool ....
This is fast to create and memorable to use.
answered Jun 21 at 14:18
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Make a one or two line bash script designed to be run as root which runs the command you want as as the other user, using su or sudo.
Add a check to the script to confirm that's only run as root to avoid strange error messages.
To run the command as another user, just sudo my-cli-tool ....
This is fast to create and memorable to use.
answered Jun 21 at 14:18
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Make a one or two line bash script designed to be run as root which runs the command you want as as the other user, using su or sudo.
Add a check to the script to confirm that's only run as root to avoid strange error messages.
To run the command as another user, just sudo my-cli-tool ....
This is fast to create and memorable to use.
answered Jun 21 at 14:18
Mark Stosberg
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Make a one or two line bash script designed to be run as root which runs the command you want as as the other user, using su or sudo.
Add a check to the script to confirm that's only run as root to avoid strange error messages.
To run the command as another user, just sudo my-cli-tool ....
This is fast to create and memorable to use.
answered Jun 21 at 14:18
Mark Stosberg
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Make a one or two line bash script designed to be run as root which runs the command you want as as the other user, using su or sudo.
Add a check to the script to confirm that's only run as root to avoid strange error messages.
To run the command as another user, just sudo my-cli-tool ....
This is fast to create and memorable to use.
answered Jun 21 at 14:18
Mark Stosberg
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answered Jun 21 at 14:18
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You tagged this question as
systemd, but didn't mention it in your question. When your say "query the service", are you referring to using thesystemctltool?– Mark Stosberg
May 17 at 11:37
@MarkStosberg So I'm running a service using a systemd .service file and I have a line 'user=other_user'. There is a running daemon and an admin cli tool (just like for example mysqld and mysql) but I can't query the running service with the cli tool as the service is running as another user (i.e. not me). Usually the service would run as root so sudo would do the trick. In this case access is denied from the cli tool. So it there a way to access the service as a different user with 'sudo -u -H service_username' every time? Thanks.
– Sapient Saxon Saboo
Jun 19 at 22:21