BIND as non-root

Sheer El-Showk sheer at tartarus.netherrealm.net
Wed May 3 02:41:57 UTC 2000


Hi,

Why does no body run bind as non-root?  Is it just a matter of needing
access to port 53 or are there other considerations?  Would it be possible
to use something like port forwarding to overcome this limitation?

Thanks in advance,
Sheer El-Showk




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