Subj : Re: Setting priorities as a regular user
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Sybren Stuvel
Date : Sun Aug 29 2004 04:50 pm

Adam enlightened us with:
> Is it possible to allow a specific user to be allowed to create
> processes with any priority (niceness)?  After all, I trust myself
> not to hog the CPU!

You could make a program that is setuid root, which then sets the
niceness level, drops to a mortal level and exec()s your program.

Sybren
-- 
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

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