suid permission/grass programs

[Steve Dzurenko]

Hello,

I have written a GRASS program which I need to update the 
system time from a GPS message.  I ran into the problem of
needing to be root to change the system time.  I want users
other that root to use this program but have the privelege 
to update the system time.  I attempted to solve that problem
by letting root own the executable and setting the set UID
bit on the permissions.  Now, when other users run the 
program, it will run as root; in theory.  But I am getting
the following error what I run the program:

ERROR: MAPSET PERMANENT - permission denied

Does anyone know why?

Is it because root does not own mapset PERMANENT?

Thanks.

-Stephen Dzurenko
 Ocean Mapping Division
 Ocean Technology Center 
 Graduate School of Oceanography
 University of Rhode Island

 ph: 401 792-6853
 fx: 401 792-6849
 e-mail: steve at ocean.oce.uri.edu