dan...@pocock.com.au said: > If you look at my script, you will see that the freevo process is started as > the user `freevo' using the su command, so it does not get to keep the root > privileges of gdm
I guess we're not looking at the same thing. Where is the su'ing done? $ grep -r su /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/* /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/boot_config:# a log used to catch errors when freevo startsup /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/boot_config:# needed, Freevo will start a X server on its own. Make sure your X /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/freevo: echo -n "Hard kill to be sure: " /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/gentoo-conf.d:# Before using this, make sure your settings in /etc/freevo are correct. /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/gentoo-conf.d:# needed, Freevo will start a X server on its own. Make sure your X /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/recordserver:# and edited to suit your needs. /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/recordserver_init:# and edited to suit your needs. /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/webserver:# and edited to suit your needs. /tmp/freevo-1.8.2/boot/webserver_init:# and edited to suit your needs. dan...@pocock.com.au said: > The Debian packages implement recordserver and webserver as daemons - have > you had a look at that? You're referring to stuff that lives in debian repos, or something else? I'll have to track them down somehow. I'm on gentoo myself. -Anders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for enterprises looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the latest innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy and enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users