On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 08:47:15AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Sun, 12 Dec 1999, Seth R Arnold wrote: > > I'm going to have anything automatic turned off `as-shipped', and merely > inform the admin to edit the configuration file. Later I'll add support > for debconf.
Ok then, this sounds fair enough. :) > Server shouldn't be running as root. It's running as root on my box only > because I'm testing it right now. Probably making a `system' user named > after the package and running everything suid <package> sgid games will be > best? As for this, it depends on the sort of file access your package needs. I can't see anything wrong with it running as a special user, but sgid to games might not be needed nor desired. <shrug> I suppose it depends quite a bit on the package. ;) > I've taken care of most things like that pre-planned. It's just hard to > remember everything when you're asleep on the keyboard and typing with > your forehead muscles. :> heh :) I just wanted to make sure. :) -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
