[X-Unix] App launched by my crontab runs as root if Login Window!

[Eric F Crist]

The new security update MIGHT solve your problem:

CoreGraphics
CVE-ID: CAN-2005-1726
Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.1, Mac OS X Server v10.4.1
Impact: Console users can gain root privileges.
Description: The CoreGraphics Window Server is updated to disallow  
unprivileged users from launching commands into root sessions. This  
issue does not affect systems prior to Mac OS X v10.4.

HTH
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