On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 18:50:29 -0500, dgermanrsysl--- via rsyslog wrote: > Nathan, Thanks for you response. I guess that includes root running rc.local !
Yes, root privilege is a separate categorization from user v.s. kernel space, and thus even scripts and programs run as root run in user space -- kernel space is reserved for the actual Linux kernel (included kernel modules). If you want to read more, you can start with e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_space Nathan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathan Stratton Treadway - [email protected] - Mid-Atlantic region Ray Ontko & Co. - Software consulting services - http://www.ontko.com/ GPG Key: http://www.ontko.com/~nathanst/gpg_key.txt ID: 1023D/ECFB6239 Key fingerprint = 6AD8 485E 20B9 5C71 231C 0C32 15F3 ADCD ECFB 6239 _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T LIKE THAT.

