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Re: CVS commit: src/usr.sbin/timed/timedc



Christoph Badura <bad%bsd.de@localhost> writes:
> On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 05:57:45PM +0000, Christian Biere wrote:
>> Modified Files:
>>      src/usr.sbin/timed/timedc: Makefile cmdtab.c timedc.c timedc.h
>> 
>> Log Message:
>>  * Switch to user "nobody" after allocating the raw socket.
>
> "nobody" is strictly reserved for NFS and must not be switched to
> by any other process.  Switch to "daemon", which is intended for such
> purposes, or some other user.

Our general practice these days is to add another user, with an _ in
the front of the name.

-- 
Perry E. Metzger                perry%piermont.com@localhost



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