named -u bind -g bind

RG rg1 at stingray.lauderdale.net
Fri Jul 16 18:06:54 UTC 1999


> No!  This is a feature in BIND (for any distirbution).  But using ndc to
> restart the daemon, it cannot be restarted as UID/GID bind.
> 
> FreeBSD simply has the UID/GID already in /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group/
> 

so what kind of privies does this non root user need to actually run named
to bind port 53 and what not.

TIA!!

-rob



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