run 'some' code as a different user? NET::SSH?

From: John Clisham <jfclisham@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 04:48:37 +0900

Hello,

I'm working on a ROR app that allows users to track batch computing jobs
submitted to our high performance computing clusters. Anyway, a piece of
functionality to that application is an online file browser to the
server.

Net, I have a need to authenticate users to the Server's OS (I was
thinking using Net:SSH). Then, once authenticated, I'd like to run some
ruby commands as that user vs. the 'non-priviledged user the webserver
is running under.

Is this possible? Any ideas?

Thanks
KF

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