Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running daemon at startup as another user

2010-06-23 Thread Matt Wheeler
On 23 June 2010 21:45, Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm trying to setup Shoutcast on a VPS server for a mate of mine as a > favour.  The VPS server is running Ubuntu 8.04 AMD64. > > Now I gather from reading up, it is recommended that the shoutcast > daemon is run as a user rather than root (p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running daemon at startup as another user

2010-06-23 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 23 June 2010 22:23, Rob Beard wrote: > On 23/06/10 22:09, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > > > > On 23 June 2010 21:45, Rob Beard > > wrote: > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm trying to setup Shoutcast on a VPS server for a mate of mine as a > > favour. The VPS

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running daemon at startup as another user

2010-06-23 Thread Rob Beard
On 23/06/10 22:09, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 23 June 2010 21:45, Rob Beard > wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I'm trying to setup Shoutcast on a VPS server for a mate of mine as a > favour. The VPS server is running Ubuntu 8.04 AMD64. > > Now I gather from

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running daemon at startup as another user

2010-06-23 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 23 June 2010 21:45, Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm trying to setup Shoutcast on a VPS server for a mate of mine as a > favour. The VPS server is running Ubuntu 8.04 AMD64. > > Now I gather from reading up, it is recommended that the shoutcast > daemon is run as a user rather than root (

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running daemon at startup as another user

2010-06-23 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 23 June 2010 21:45, Rob Beard wrote: > I'm trying to setup Shoutcast on a VPS server for a mate of mine as a > favour.  The VPS server is running Ubuntu 8.04 AMD64. >[snip] > The thing is, I can't figure out how to do it.  At first I thought of > creating an init script, but presumably it'll ru

[ubuntu-uk] Running daemon at startup as another user

2010-06-23 Thread Rob Beard
Hi folks, I'm trying to setup Shoutcast on a VPS server for a mate of mine as a favour. The VPS server is running Ubuntu 8.04 AMD64. Now I gather from reading up, it is recommended that the shoutcast daemon is run as a user rather than root (presumably for security purposes). The thing is, I