At 2:05a -0400 on 12 Jun 2007, Johannes Konert wrote:
> that was a good hint. Suids are not working on bash-scripts, but with a
> restricted entry in /etc/sudoers now the backup-user can execute a
> copy-and-access-script to get the files from within PGDATA-dir.
If you're curious as to /why/ setuids don't work on scripts, this FAQ
may be of interest:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/faq/part4/section-7.html
Kevin
