Subj : Re: Running SBBS as non-root
To   : Angus McLeod
From : Sardaukar Siet
Date : Wed Aug 03 2005 06:39 am

 >   Re: Running SBBS as non-root
 > Start it as root and it will give up 
 > root privs as soon as it's bound the reserved ports.

 Cool, I did not know this... :)

 > 	#!/bin/bash
 > 	export SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl
 > 	if [ "$UID" == "0" ]; then
 > 	  cd /sbbs/exec && \
 > 	  /sbbs/exec/sbbs lt
 > 	else
 > 	  echo "Must start as 'root' user."
 > 	  /bin/su - -c $0
 > 	fi
 > 

 Thanks!

 >  > - How can I have a script to place in /etc/init.d/ to use like
 > /etc/init.d/s
 >  > {start|stop|status}? I was told one is available in the install
directory,
 > b
 >  > I can't find it (no files, just two sub-folders)
 > 
 > I believe Deuce has written one.  Ask him to post it or e-mail it to you.
 > 

 How can I ask him? (sorry for the redundancy)


 > The developers will have to answer that for you.  But why would you want 
 > to do that?  You should *not* be distributing binaries of SBBS, so once 
 > you have it built, there shouldn't normally be any need to package it up.
 > 

 Sorry, I did not knew of a no-binary rule. I just wanted more people to have a
"turnkey" solution to BBSing. Thanks for the info.


 Thanks for such a fast reply and for all your help!

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