How to run named under a different user ID...

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Thu Jun 14 19:21:23 UTC 2001


Yes, check out the "-u" option of BIND 8 and BIND 9. You can run it
chroot()'ed also, if you want.

Note that you may encounter problems if you run named unprivileged and
you lock the query-source to a port in the privileged range (e.g. 53).
Those things don't mix.


- Kevin

Pelletier, Michael wrote:

> Can I run named under and different (non-privledged) USERID? (I.E.
> non-root)?
>
>         Thanks,
>         Michael Pelletier





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