On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 18:08, Robert Himmelmann wrote:
> I am developing a FTP-server in Java. When I try to start ot as a normal
> user I get "java.net.BindException: Permission denied". As root it runs
> perfectly. Is there any way to allow users to start servers (if possible
> only on one port)?

Normal users are not allowed to open ports below 1024, only root can. FTP is 
21 and 20.

> Happy Hacking,
> Robert Himmelmann

Later
Lee Begg

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