On Fri, 25 May 2012 11:39:27 -0400
Brian Cuttler <[email protected]> wrote:

> kaveri:/etc/amanda/kaveri # amgetconf kaveri unreserved-tcp-port
> 1025,65535
> 
> However the
> kaveri:/tmp/amanda/server/kaveri/amcheck.20120525113455.debug log
> shows that I'm unable to bind a port between 512 and 1023

A program must be root to bind to any port between 1 and 1023
(inclusive).

I use:

backup@dzur:~$ amgetconf DailySet1 unreserved-tcp-port
50000,50100
backup@dzur:~$ 

Many servers that use those ports start as root, bind the port, then
drop privileges by changing to a non-root user.

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