select custom user other than root for running crons

[radhay-1199]

currently my crons are configured to be run only by a specific user group on the server, but i see cronicle always picks up root user by default to run the crons which dont have the permission. how can i define the user to be picked for running jobs?

[ian-kinner]

Create a plugin for jobs that run as a specific user:

[oliviermollier]

Hello, i notice that when we use this feature we only change the userid but the script doesn't herit for GID as well. My conserne is that i have dedicated user that can start a process docker so my user is
uid=1001(xxx) gid=1001(xxx) groups=1001(xxx),992(docker).

when i launch my script i have only uid=1001(xxx) gid=1001(xxx) groups=1001(xxx)

i think it's because in the shell_plugins we only force the uid. Anyone try to force GID as well?

[jhuckaby]

I'll add this to the TODO list for sure.

[nycalex]

Hello,
Any updates on this? Full delegation to non-privileged user to run a script is very useful, plus important security consideration. Thanks!!!

[jhuckaby]

I just released Cronicle v0.9.45 which has the requested feature.

Upgrading Guide: https://github.com/jhuckaby/Cronicle/blob/master/docs/CommandLine.md#upgrading-cronicle

Enjoy!