[23:31] <AmosT> i want to start a service as another user
[23:31] <bitrot> su user -c cmd
[23:32] <bitrot> as root
[23:32] <AmosT> hmmm
[23:32] <AmosT> lol what if the command has to be typed from within the directory
[23:32] <bitrot> and quote it if you're using args su user -c "cmd -arg1 -arg2"
[23:32] <AmosT> ok
[23:32] <bitrot> simple
[23:32] <AmosT> like i cant just type /home/amos/serviced
[23:32] <bitrot> and quote it if you're using args su user -c "cd /the\ dir ; ./cmd -arg1 -arg2"
[23:33] <AmosT> yes
[23:33] <AmosT> u da man
[23:33] <bitrot> or
[23:33] <bitrot> set it in the $PATH
[23:33] <bitrot>
[23:33] <bitrot> for the user