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use sudo to run scripts as root<br />
<br />
do shell script &quot;echo password | sudo -S command&quot;<br />
<br />
or<br />
<br />
do shell script &quot;sudo -S command &lt;password.txt&quot;
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use sudo to run scripts as root

do shell script "echo password | sudo -S command"

or

do shell script "sudo -S command <password.txt"

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where would you put perl script?
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replace &quot;command&quot; with your perl script name<br />
<br />
just be sure your perl script has the shebang line referencing perl executable<br />
<br />
#!/usr/bin/perl &nbsp;(if perl is in there)
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replace "command" with your perl script name

just be sure your perl script has the shebang line referencing perl executable

#!/usr/bin/perl  (if perl is in there)

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Hi WizRd-Linux,<br />
<br />
but if I put it in /usr/bin it does not get executed after user starts startx<br />
<br />

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Hi WizRd-Linux,

but if I put it in /usr/bin it does not get executed after user starts startx



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Hello,<br />
<br />
I'm running really simple installation of debian. There are no KDM or GDM. &nbsp;xserver is running properly. What I would like to do is to start X as a user foobar and then once X running automatically start perl script myapplication.pl as a user root. What I have tried is:<br />
<br />
chmod +s myapplication.pl - &nbsp;this would not work <br />
<br />
any hints?<br />
<br />
thank you
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Hello,

I'm running really simple installation of debian. There are no KDM or GDM.  xserver is running properly. What I would like to do is to start X as a user foobar and then once X running automatically start perl script myapplication.pl as a user root. What I have tried is:

chmod +s myapplication.pl -  this would not work 

any hints?

thank you

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