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Running a script as su

Asked by weeph in Unix Systems Programming

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SCO 5.0.5
I am running a POS program and when I run a report as user fred it makes a report.out file which prints to printer and I can view the report.out file on screen whenever I like and aslo reprint it if necessary.  Each report is made up 3 files; a report.s file which is the SQL script that select those fields from the dabse, report.r file which take the fields from report.s and lays out the report format, and a report.c file which tells which order the 3 files are to be executed, send the report to the printer and make the report.out file.  
Iwant to add to the report.c file a script whereby it will 1.  remove any existing report.out file from /usr/internet/ns_httpd/httpd-80/htdocs/report directory
2. copy the new report.out file to the /usr/internet/ns_httpd/httpd-80/htdocs/report directory. 3. chown to root, chgrp  to sys & chmod  to 644.
The object of this is so that users can http from IE in windows and view the files over the network.
The reports are run from the main POS menu, which is only used by normal users and not root.
I have done this at the bootom of the report.c file:
rm /usr/internet/ns_httpd/httpd-80/htdocs/report/report.out
cp /usr/cheshire/boh/report.out /usr/internet/ns_httpd/httpd-80/htdocs/report
chown root /usr/internet etc /report.out
chgrp sys /usr/internet etc /report.out
chmod 644 /usr/internet etc /report.out
Only root/su can do this.  How can I insert this script into the report.c file and have it work
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