I want to run pov from php.  Apache runs as root.  But I can't be root on my
hosting account.  So when I installed it, it was as non-root.  So I figured I
can sudo -u <my non-root user name> but my non-root user name is not in
/etc/sudoers.  POVRay can not find a config file to run.

Is there some way I can tell POVRay to look at a config file I specify?

I sent a message to the hosters for them to put my non-root user name in the
sudoers file, but they may not want me to be running povray on their server for
obvious reasons.  I guess I should have tried to find some other more legitimate
reason for them to include my user name in the sudoers file.  Then again I'm a
pretty honest guy.  I don't think I would want to do that anyway.  Any
suggestions?

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