Asterisk uses libcap to do "root-like" things when running as non-root. Setting the DSCP/QoS value of packets requires root access, but Asterisk seems to manage just fine using libcap (not libpcap, that is different).
-----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Latham Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 10:39 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] What version to upgrade to...? On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Danny Nicholas <da...@debsinc.com> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Olivier > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 8:27 AM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] What version to upgrade to...? > > 2011/12/12, Mike Diehl <mdi...@diehlnet.com>: >> Hi all, >> >> I have 2 servers running 1.6.2.9 and I'm about to build a third server. >> This >> suggests the possibility of doing a rolling upgrade of all of my servers. >> >> This brings up the question of what version to install and upgrade to. >> I don't have many upgrade opportunities, so I'd like to get as much >> bang for my buck. Since I've applied some custom patches to my 1.6, >> I'd also like to get to a new enough version that my patches would be >> useful to the community. >> >> Should I go to 1.8.x? Or all the way up to 10.x? This is a >> production system and I can't afford to be "testing" code. >> >> -- >> >> Take care and have fun, >> Mike Diehl. >> >> > > I'm roughly wondering the same thing. > > If I may add, I read few weeks ago, that Asterisk's SNMP features > required asterisk to run as root. If any of asterisk 1.8 or 10 > version could solve this limitation, that would convince to dive in that one. > > I'm wondering if the bind 161 as root statement is a mis-statement or > if not, maybe somebody like Tzafir can explain why since none of the > other Asterisk binds require root access (this message is still in 10.0-rc3). > Any port under 1024 is a reserved system port and normally can only be opened by root. 161 is under 1024, thus root. You can run snmp on other ports if you really want to. -- ~ Andrew "lathama" Latham lath...@gmail.com http://lathama.net ~ -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users