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SubjectRe: Modifying kernel so that non-root users have some root capabilities
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* Joseph V Laughlin <Laughlin> writes:

> I've been tasked with modifying a 2.4 kernel so that a non-root user can
> do the following:

> Dynamically change the priorities of processes (up and down)
> Lock processes in memory
> Can change process cpu affinity

I'm assuming that there are user-land tools to do these things now for
root, right? So why not look into things like sudo(8) or even setuid
executables?


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