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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: perl script, permission denied
From:       "Todd C. Miller" <Todd.Miller () courtesan ! com>
Date:       2003-01-31 17:29:10
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route(8) checks the real uid, not the effective uid.  If you make
your perl script set the real uid to the effective it will work.

I would expect the following to work:
    $< = $>;

If not, you can use POSIX::setuid()

 - todd

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