On 15-Jul-99 Carl Mummert wrote:
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> IF you are using inetd, there is an option for which uid to use;
> the sytnax is
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> port type type user {no}wait user command
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> IF you don't use inetd, then you should use start-stop-daemon, which
> allows you to specify the user and group . man start-stop-daemon
I put this in my /etc/init.d script:
start-stop-daemon --start --exec /path/to/executable
If I do this instead, can I start the app as user newt?
start-stop-daemon --start --exec $NEWT /path/to/executable ?
Yes, I did read the man page, and I looked at other scripts in /etc/init.d
thanks
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Andrew
