Logging in as root on Linux? Here's why that disaster waiting to happen

ZDNET key takeaways Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux.Using the root account could lead to ...
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running a command as root from a web page

I need to run a command as root that copies a bunch of files around, stops a process, restarts the process, deletes some things, and copies some other things around.<BR><BR>I'd like my boss to just ...
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As root, how would I pass a command-line as another user?

I know there's a 'su' option, but I'm looking for something that's the reverse.. and a simple way to automate the process of running commands beyond this login boundery. Basically I want to be able to ...