Cron jobs running as something other than root

[Louis A. Mamakos]

Why don't you just get the 4.3BSD cron, which adds an additional field which
specified the user you want the process to run as.  None of this silly
piping stuff to 'su'.

louie

example:

0,15,30,45 * * * * root 	/usr/lib/atrun

5  5 * * *	root	find /usr/spool/lpd -mtime +7  -a -exec rm -f {} \;
9  5 * * *	root	find /usr/spool/at/past -atime +2  -a -exec rm -f {} \;
15 5 * * *	root	find /usr/man/cat? -atime +14 -exec rm -f {} >/dev/console \;

30 5 * * *	root	/usr/adm/saveacct
50 23 * * *	root	/bin/sh /usr/local/adm/daily.sh 2>&1 | mail sys-staff
0  3 * * *	root	/etc/setcl -s umd1.umd.edu
15 3 * * 1	root	/usr/adm/weekly
#
# Archive things in /usr/adm on the first day of the month
#
5 0 1 * * 	root 	/usr/local/adm/acct.monthly
#
# Check the various dialup modems on week nights.
#
0 3 * * 1,2,3,4,5 	root	/usr/local/etc/dialup/dialup.sh
#
#
# Ultrix Field Test QAR submitter
#
0 11,20 * * * 	qar	/usr/local/lib/qar/nightly.sh
#
# %UUCPSTART%  - uucp related entries, put here by uucpsetup
30 * * * * 	uucp	/usr/lib/uucp/uucp.hour
0 6 * * * 	uucp	/usr/lib/uucp/uucp.day
0 12 * * *	uucp	/usr/lib/uucp/uucp.noon
0 3 * * 1	uucp	/usr/lib/uucp/uucp.week
0 2 * * * 	uucp	/usr/lib/uucp/uucp.night
#30 2 1 * *	uucp	/usr/lib/uucp/uucp.longhall
# %UUCPEND%
#
# News stuff
#
5,20,35,50 * * * *    	news	/usr/local/lib/news/nntpsend
15 * * * *	news /usr/local/lib/newsbin/input/newsrun
40 * * * *	news /usr/local/lib/newsbin/batch/sendbatches
59 0 * * *	news /usr/local/lib/newsbin/expire/doexpire
45 3 * * *	news /usr/local/lib/newsbin/expire/superkludge comp.mail.maps
10 8 * * *	news /usr/local/lib/newsbin/maint/newsdaily
00 5,13,21 * * * news /usr/local/lib/newsbin/maint/newswatch