Subj : Running SBBS as non-root and some other issues...
To   : Sardaukar Siet
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Aug 03 2005 01:19 pm

  Re: Running SBBS as non-root and some other issues...
  By: Sardaukar Siet to All on Wed Aug 03 2005 05:09 am

 > Hi!
 > 
 > I'm new at this, but I'm eager to learn. :)
 > 
 > My questions are :
 > 
 > - How can I run SBBS as non-root? When I try, all I get is this :
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > !Started as non-root user.  Cannot bind() to ports below 1024.

You can *start* sbbs as root and then have it change to a different user/group
after binding, by specifying the user/group in the [unix] section of your
ctrl/sbbs.ini file.

 > Even when I have all ports on the sbbs.ini file higher than 1024 (even mail 
 > pop3, which I believe will screw everything up...)

You can have a firewall (or other mechnasim) forward the traffic destined for
the "standard" ports redirected to your non-standard ports, so that *is* an
opton.

 > - 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)

From docs/sbbscon.txt:

Linux:
------
1) Get the Synchronet service run script (init file) from:
   http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/install/init.d/sbbs

2) Copy the run script (sbbs) into your /etc/init.d directory (if you don't
   have this directory, then your Linux distribution isn't supported by this
   file).

3) Add the Synchronet system service:
   # chkconfig --add sbbs

4) Start the Synchronet system service:
   # /etc/init.d/sbbs start

 > - How can I package this as an RPM, meaning which files are strictly necessa
 > (I built from CVS, so I'm guessing I have a lot of "cvs garbage" around...

You should use and learn Synchronet for a year or more before you would be
qualified to package as an RPM.

                                                  digital man

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