>> in 1.2 (and probably earlier) munin tools had the --force-root option, with
>> which one could convince them to run as root. While I can understand the
>> want to not have munin run as root, it is sometimes a neccessary to do so
>> and may actually be the better option, so please add it back.
> Which munin tools specifically?
munin-html as well as munin-graph, the two one needs to get the graphs
out of rrd files.
>> (This usage is for an archiver thing which archives the rrd files, and on
>> request generates graphs and htmls out of them. It makes it unneeded more
>> complex to have this process switch over to munin user just to be able to
>> draw some graphs out of old(er) rrd files)
> Why dont you run the archiver as munin user then? Or some other solution
> which
> doesnt involve running (the archiver and thus munin) as root...
Cos it doesnt fit this setup. It *is* possible, but much more work to
achieve it, and having a --force-root option that simply disables the
exit on uid 0 is way better.
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bye, Joerg
<vorlon> since anyone who can get along with elmo must *surely* be part of
the cabal.
<Overfiend> vorlon: Not true. I've gotten along with elmo from time to time.
We're just both ashamed of it.
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