the the instance i think i go for something like this (its not too pretty but works): 

sub rootMeAndDoStuff(){
        my $rootID = getpwnam("root");
        if (not ($rootID eq $<)){
               print "U have to be root to do the following ...\n";
               system "su -c $PartToDoAsRoot";
        }
}

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but i am not very content with it since this wont work under win32. and sooner or later it has to.

update: there is in fact a way to do exactly the same under win32: 

sub adminMe(){
        my $adminID = 0;
        if (not ($adminID eq $<)){
                print "U have to be an Administator to do this ...\n";
                print "Give me a name of a local Administator:\n";
                my $admin = <STDIN>;
                chomp $admin;
                my $hostname = hostname;
                system "runas /user:$hostname\\$admin 
                          \"cmd /K perl $whatToDoAsAdmin\"";
        }
}

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NaSe
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In reply to Re: Re: su to root in a perlscript by NaSe77
in thread su to root in a perlscript by NaSe77

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