Execute script every time a specified user logs in (FreeBSD 6.1)

[Todor Dragnev]

You can attach script to auth.info;authpriv.info in syslog.conf and  
listen for login events...

man syslog.conf(5) - look for vertical bar(pipe) functionality


On Jan 17, 2007, at 18:46 , George Vanev wrote:

> On 1/17/07, Pieter de Goeje <pieter at degoeje.nl> wrote:
>>
>> On Wednesday 17 January 2007 11:49, George Vanev wrote:
>> > Every time user X (for example) logs in the system
>> > I want to be executed some script.
>> > The user must not have the permission to
>> > change this behavior.
>> > Also the script must be run as root.
>> > Something like crontab, but depending on logins, not time
>> >
>> > Any ideas?!
>> If this user logs in via SSH you can use the ForceCommand keyword in
>> sshd_config(5) to execute your script. The root part can be  
>> achieved with
>> sudo(8).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Pieter de Goeje
>>
>
> Thanks, nice idea. But it seams I can't use it.
> Let me be more specific:
> If user X logs in then I want to be run "/usr/bin/script -aq /path/ 
> user_X"
> The file user_X must be protected from modifying/deleting
>
> Could this be done?!
>
> -- 
> George Vanev
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