No, it only requires writeaccess to a directory tree. If I made the directories world writable, anybody could run the server (cept I think I'd have to change the umask of the program to keep the world-writable bit)
On 12-Oct-98 Shaleh wrote: > Yes run it as games or even nobody. Does the server itself require root to > run > it? Remember if it is on a server, then the users often do not have access > to > it as they are running the client on another machine. So root controlling > the > data files is not of extreme importance. ========================================================================= * http://benham.net/index.html <>< * * -------------------- * -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- ---------------* * Darren Benham * Version: 3.1 * * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * GCS d+(-) s:+ a29 C++$ UL++>++++ P+++$ L++>++++* * * E? W+++$ N+(-) o? K- w+++$(--) O M-- V- PS-- * * Debian Developer * PE++ Y++ PGP++ t+ 5 X R+ !tv b++++ DI+++ D++ * * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * G++>G+++ e h+ r* y+ * * -------------------- * ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ ---------------* =========================================================================
