priv source?

[Martin Croome]

award at uafhp.uark.edu (Sven Thjostarsson) writes...
> 
> I am looking for a more secure way to run shell scripts with root
> authority.  I currently have a C program that simply calls the
> script via "system()".  I have heard of a program called "priv".
> Can anyone point me to where it can be ftp'd or to something else
> that will address my needs?
> ----------

I think the priv program you want comes from the book UNIX System Security
by Pat Wood. I don't remember the publisher.


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