Subj : Nightmares / Dreams
To   : 2twisty
From : Zip
Date : Sun Apr 03 2022 10:45:50

Hello 2twisty!

On 02 Apr 2022, 2twisty said the following...
 2t> I do the same for telnet on 2323, this way the BBS software doesn't need
 2t> root access of any kind to open those ports.

For those of you who are using systemd to launch the BBS software, there is a
capability setting which can be added to the systemd unit file, which grants
the program the ability to bind to privileged ports:

[Service]
AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE

Best regards
Zip

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/26 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (21:1/202)

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